The Warriors haven’t received a formal invitation to go to the White House to celebrate their 2022 NBA championship.
The Warriors have an appointment at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C. on Jan. 16, and if they receive an invitation, they will have plans the next day at the White House as well.
A league source told NBC Sports Bay Area's Monte Poole on Friday that the Warriors have tentative plans to visit President Joe Biden at the White House on Jan. 17. The Warriors have yet to get a formal invitation from the White House, but the league scheduled two off days for the team after their game against the Washington Wizards, a luxury usually afforded to the reigning NBA champions when they make their trip to the nation's capital.NBA sources: Warriors have tentative plan to visit the White House on 1/17, after facing the Wizards on 1/16. Would be the first NBA team to visit WH since their 2016 trip to DC.
The Warriors visited the White House on Feb. 4, 2016, after winning the 2015 NBA championship and met with then-President Barack Obama. The next year, the Cleveland Cavaliers met President Obama after they stunned Golden State in the 2016 NBA Finals.in reaction to Steph Curry saying he would vote not to go after the team won the NBA championship.