NBADefender Bucks U.S. time visited White House on Monday. They are the first champion team to visit the White House since 2016. "Giannis Antetokounmpo" and his teammates received praise from US President Joe Biden (Joe Biden) and gave Biden the No. 46 jersey. It is a tradition for the NBA champions to visit the White House, but the most recent time goes back to the 2016 championship Cavaliers , when the president was still Obama (Barack Obama).
jersey 46 sent by the Bucks represent the 46th president of the United States, and the No. 16 jersey given by the Cavaliers represents 2016. The former president, Donald Trumpp, was boycotted by the NBA and women's basketball champions because he was accused of being white supremacist. The Golden State Warriors, who won two consecutive dominances in 2017 and 2018, refused to attend under the leadership of the main player Stephen Curry. Trump also issued a Muslim ban on the grounds of fighting terrorism in 2017, which made Warriors head coach Steve Kerr quite dissatisfied. The 2019 championship also continues to boycott Trump, even though they are a Canadian team.
2020 champion Lakers , main player James (LeBron James) once called Trump on Twitter using "#Not My President". Originally, this tradition was interrupted after James and was restarted by James, but the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic at that time, and the trip to the White House was put on hold. Instead, the Bucks returned to the White House in 2021.
Antetokounmpo made a public speech, saying that he was a child from Greek and now he successfully stood in front of the US president. He thanked everyone around him. This is a dream come true and encouraged everyone to believe in their dreams.
