New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has not committed yet to visiting President Donald Trump at the White House, according to reports on Thursday.
The NBA champions were invited to visit Capitol Hill, and James Dolan, the team’s “Trumpy owner,” had accepted the offer — but Brunson said the team still had to talk about it, The Daily Beast reported.
“We haven’t discussed it. But as a team, we’ll discuss it, and we’ll cross that bridge when we get to it,” Brunson told Intelligencer this week.
Dolan, who has been friends with the president, invited him to Game 3 of the NBA finals, where he sat in the owner’s box and ate snacks. Trump also appeared to be sleeping at one point.
“We just received an invitation which we’ve accepted, still have to figure out the details,” Dolan told WFAN Sports Radio. “I’ve known the president 30 years, and I’m very proud to bring the team to the White House.”
After Trump attended the game, which was the only game lost during the finals, fans used sage and complained about “the Trump curse.”
Brunson’s comments made it seem the visit was still uncertain. The top player has been critical of the president in the past.
After Trump lost to former President Joe Biden in the 2020 election, he wrote this on X: “YESSIR!!!! GET TRUMP’S DUMBA– OUT THE WHITE HOUSE!!!!!!”
Every NBA team has declined and boycotted customary visits to the White House after winning a championship since Trump’s first administration. If the Knicks do visit, they would be the first to accept Trump’s invite.
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