(Reuters)North Carolina will not celebrate its NCAA men’s basketball national championship at the White House because the team and President Trump’s staff could not find a mutually agreeable date, a team spokesman told Andrew Carter of the News & Observer. In profane terms, Trump said NFL players who kneel during the national anthem should be “fired” and then said Curry would not be welcome at the White House should the Warriors wish to celebrate their NBA title there. On Friday, Curry repeated his stance that he did not wish to visit the White House. In April, Coach Roy Williams was noncommittal when asked whether the Tar Heels would visit President Trump at the White House after his team beat Gonzaga for the NCAA tournament title. But let me think on it.”Dawn Staley, coach of the NCAA champion South Carolina women’s basketball team, said she would go to the White House if an invitation was extended, though she would give her players the option of not going.

Source: Washington Post September 23, 2017 19:13 UTC