There are reports surfacing that the Golden State Warriors could possibly be skipping the annual visit to the White House. It’s a sports tradition for the champion in any of the major sports to visit the white house and have a special celebration with the current president. Given the current toxic political climate, it’s not hard to see why the Warriors would be a team that might skip the visit.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has openly expressed his displeasure with the current president, Stephen Curry has as well, David West wasn’t shy about his feelings and the often outspoken Andre Iguodala has also touched on his anger towards the actions of the current figure holding the office.
With the rumors swirling, Andre Iguodala talked about his thoughts on visiting the White House. He said it’s ultimately up to Stephen Curry but he also made his own vote against doing it.
Following comes from Sam Amick of USA Today.
“Maybe (Trump) doesn’t (invite us) and we don’t go, or we don’t say anything and make a big deal of it, and he doesn’t make a big deal of it and we go our separate ways,” said Iguodala, 33, who is known for being as aware of social issues as he is sarcastic. “Y’all might write about it. I might call him and say, ‘If they ask, just say our schedules conflicted.’ And then if y’all write something, we’ll say, ‘Fake News.’ ”
“We’re going to do what our leader (Curry) does,” Iguodala said. “I think we handle (the White House situation) when it gets there. I mean, it may be different. There might be somebody different in (office). That’s a realistic thing to say though, right? So you don’t know what’s going to happen.”
As for Iguodala’s vote?
“Hell nah,” he said of taking part in a visit.
As Iguodala sees it, the Trump administration has made matters worse when it comes to the racial divide in America. That issue was front and center during the NBA Finals, when someone spray-painted a racial slur on the front gate of LeBron James’ home in Los Angeles leading into Game 1. As Iguodala discussed, there’s a strong sense in the African-American community that racists have been emboldened by the current climate.
“We all know (that it is getting worse),” Iguodala said of racism. “I think it’s just the ignorance, the convenient ignorance. (It’s) not to say that people aren’t aware, but they just don’t want to address it (because) they don’t want to be attached to it so they ignore a lot of the bad things that happen. I feel like there are actions that occur, that continue the dividing of everyone. And I think that’s done on purpose.”
