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\n The Oklahoma City Thunder, current NBA champions, will not visit the White House during their Washington D.C. trip this weekend due to scheduling issues. While both the team and White House discussed a championship celebration, the timing couldn’t be arranged despite mutual interest.\n <\/p>\n
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The Oklahoma City Thunder, fresh off their 2025 NBA championship victory, will skip a traditional White House visit during their Washington D.C. road trip this weekend, according to a team representative who spoke Friday.<\/p>\n
Although both the Thunder organization and White House officials held conversations about hosting a championship celebration, scheduling conflicts ultimately made the visit impossible.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have been in touch with the White House, and we are appreciative and grateful for the communication we have had, but the timing just didn\u2019t work out,\u201d the Thunder said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The tradition of NBA champions meeting with the president stretches back to 1963 when the Boston Celtics made the first such visit. Championship teams commonly arrange these ceremonies to coincide with regular season matchups in Washington D.C. The Thunder are scheduled to face the Wizards on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Multiple championship teams have turned down White House invitations in recent years, with the Golden State Warriors\u2019 2017 decision being among the most prominent examples.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month, the U.S. men\u2019s hockey team that captured Olympic gold accepted President Donald Trump\u2019s invitation to attend the State of the Union address. The team also participated in an Oval Office ceremony with Trump and enjoyed a White House lunch.<\/p>\n
Trump extended a similar State of the Union invitation to the gold medal-winning U.S. women\u2019s hockey team, but the players declined to participate, explaining that \u201cthe timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments\u201d prevented their attendance.<\/p>\n
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