league commissioner hopes warriors would accept invite
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

League commissioner hopes Warriors would accept invite

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today League commissioner hopes Warriors would accept invite

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he hopes the champion Golden State Warriors would opt go to the White
Los Angeles - Arab Today

NBA commissioner Adam Silver says he hopes the champion Golden State Warriors would opt go to the White House if US President Donald Trump invites them.

In an interview posted on Friday on the Players Tribune website, Silver stressed that was his personal opinion, and he didn't think the league should decide whether a title-winning team accepted such an invitation.

"Regardless of people's personal, political views, I think that these institutions are bigger than any individual politician, any individual elected official," Silver said during an interview with Portland Trail Blazers guard C.J. McCollum.

The interview was conducted prior to the NBA Draft last month.

"It concerns me that something like going to the White House after winning a championship, something that has been a great tradition, would become one that is partisan," Silver said. "I will say, though, even though I think that teams should make decisions as organizations, I would also respect an individual players' decision not to go."

The tradition of sports teams being feted at the White House is a long one.

The Warriors made a visit after winning the 2015 NBA title, while the Cleveland Cavaliers went to the White House last year after beating Golden State in seven games.

Both title runs came during the administration of former President Barack Obama.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr and several Warriors players are among the sports figures who have been critical of Trump.

Kerr told an interviewer in June that he wouldn't accept a White House invitation from the polarizing president, but he has since said he'd reconsidered.

"I do think it is very important to consider a potential invitation because I think it could have really positive ramifications if we did go," he told the San Jose Mercury News. "I, like many of our players, am very offended by some of Trump's words and actions. On the other hand, I do think there's something to respecting the office, respecting our institutions, our government."

In April, Trump welcomed the NFL's New England Patriots to the White House to mark their latest Super Bowl title.

A handful of Patriots players stayed away citing political differences with Trump. Superstar quarterback Tom Brady -- often called a friend by Trump -- skipped the trip because of family commitments

Source: AFP

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

league commissioner hopes warriors would accept invite league commissioner hopes warriors would accept invite

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

league commissioner hopes warriors would accept invite league commissioner hopes warriors would accept invite

 



GMT 05:50 2017 Tuesday ,15 August

20 killed in Takhar funeral attack

GMT 04:51 2017 Thursday ,13 April

Huda Kattan among top 10 beauty influencers

GMT 09:44 2018 Saturday ,06 January

Aoun to deliver speech in Rome this afternoon

GMT 09:14 2017 Saturday ,30 December

London stocks end year on record high

GMT 11:47 2017 Monday ,11 December

France's rightwing shifts after Macron victory

GMT 04:49 2013 Monday ,27 May

Feng Shui living room concepts

GMT 19:45 2017 Wednesday ,18 January

The UAE Releases Global State of the Future Report

GMT 23:40 2017 Wednesday ,18 October

OIC condemns terrorist attack in Jeddah

GMT 16:41 2017 Saturday ,18 February

FBMA International Show Jumping Cup 2017 competition

GMT 17:43 2017 Tuesday ,14 February

Spanish activists taken to court over BDS activism

GMT 21:37 2017 Sunday ,02 July

Religious tourism lottery to be held on Monday

GMT 15:27 2017 Saturday ,24 June

US imposes ban on fresh Brazil beef imports

GMT 06:07 2017 Tuesday ,24 October

Air Force set to create new ISR unit with Global Hawk

GMT 03:49 2017 Thursday ,22 June

Dalai Lama says will visit Trump

GMT 03:52 2017 Sunday ,15 January

Drydocks World and GDRFA sign MoU partnership
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday