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SPORTS Wednesday 6 June 2018

Warriors, Cavaliers say they're not going to White House

By TIM REYNOLDS planning on attending of last year when he said he process and how it went control what other people
CLEVELAND (AP) — Stephen abandoning their fans — wouldn't go to the White deeper than disagreeing try to do, or try to control
Curry and LeBron James Curry and James were House, prompting the with Trump policies and the narrative or things like
spoke their minds last year. among those speaking out President to disinvite him the ongoing issue of some that," Curry said.
They have not changed at the NBA Finals in support and the champion Golden NFL players choosing not Curry said the team has
their minds this year. of the Eagles. State Warriors. to stand for the pregame been on the same page
No matter whose team wins "I'm not surprised. It's Curry said Tuesday that playing of "The Star- after his comments last year
the NBA championship, typical of him," James, he spoke with a current Spangled Banner." and Trump's subsequent
neither superstar will be at the Cleveland star, said of Eagles player about the "It's an important revoking of the Warriors'
the White House anytime Trump's decision to cancel. team's decision-making conversation, but you can't invitation. q

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry speaks at a news
conference after Game 2 of basketball's NBA Finals between
the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Oakland, Calif.,
Sunday, June 3, 2018.
Associated Press

soon. "I know no matter who wins
On the day when the this series, no one wants
Philadelphia Eagles were the invite anyway. So it
supposed to be there to won't be Golden State or
commemorate winning the Cleveland going."
Super Bowl — a visit that On the eve of Game 3
was canceled by President of the Warriors-Cavaliers
Donald Trump and had series, politics dominated
the White House accusing the conversation.
players who weren't Curry raised Trump's ire