CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPresidents typically host college and major league sports champions for a White House ceremony. That’s the Seattle Storm, that’s the WNBA." Loeffler, an ally of Trump, came under criticism from WNBA players for attacks on the Black Lives Matter movement. Many WNBA players, including Bird, have been outspoken in their embrace of social justice movements such as Black Lives Matter, which Trump characterized as a violent, radical ideology. Trump lashed out at Stephen Curry and his Golden State Warrior teammates in 2017 after they declined the customary White House invitation.

Source: Fox News August 23, 2021 21:33 UTC