Trump rescinded Curry's invitation to the White House after Curry said he wasn't interested in going
According to CBS Sports: “The world woke up Saturday morning to Donald Trump’s tweets rescinding Curry's invitation, which in turn led to players such as LeBron James, Chris Paul, and Kobe Bryant responding with their own tweets, and eventually both the Warriors and NBA commissioner Adam Silver releasing statements.
“Now, Curry himself has shared his thoughts on the situation, saying it was "surreal," and lamenting that Trump's actions are "not what leaders do."
“ ‘It's surreal, to be honest,’ Curry said after that practice had concluded at the team's facility in downtown Oakland. ‘I don't know why he feels the need to target certain individuals, rather than others.
" ‘I have an idea of why, but it's kind of beneath a leader of a country to go that route. That's not what leaders do.’ "
This morning [Trump] called out Curry for saying that he didn't want the team to visit the White House. In a vindictive and childish tweet, Trump wrote, “Going to the White House is considered a great honor for a championship team. Stephen Curry is hesitating, therefore invitation is withdrawn!"
This afternoon Curry took the high road, telling reporters, "That's not what leaders do." The Warriors also issued a statement that read in part, "We believe there is nothing more American than our citizens having the right to express themselves freely on matters important to them."
This is the response of real champions -- something Trump could never even remotely understand.
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By Jack Maloney
