Because they held different political beliefs to then-President Donald Trump, Stephen Curry, and his Golden State Warriors did not visit the White House after their NBA win, leaving Trump incensed. “Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore [the] invitation is withdrawn!” Trump posted to X (via Bleacher Report). Enter LeBron James, who quickly jumped in to defend his friends. “U bum @StephCurry30 already said he ain’t going! So therefore ain’t no invite. Going to the White House was a great honor until you showed up,” he tweeted.
Curry appreciated the support from King James. “I think it’s bold, it’s courageous for any guy to speak up, let alone a guy that has as much to lose as LeBron does,” he praised his fellow NBA player, via NBA.com. As a result, the reality mogul was so upset at Curry and James that he didn’t invite either James’ former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, or the Warriors to the White House after the NBA Championship the following year. “I didn’t invite LeBron James, and I didn’t invite Steph Curry … But we have other teams that are coming. If you look, we had Alabama — national champion,” Trump said in 2018, per USA Today.
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Prior to the whole debacle, Trump was actually a fan of James’, whom he congratulated after the latter won Athlete of the Year at the 2013 ESPYs.
