NBA champions Warriors praise Biden on Griner, gun control in White House return

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NBA champions Warriors praise Biden on Griner, gun control in White House return
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🏀 The 2022 NBA champion Golden State Warriors celebrated their fourth title in eight seasons with U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House

4-2 in the NBA Finals last year, cementing their legacy as one of basketball's all-time great dynasties, after also hoisting the trophy in 2015, 2017 and 2018.

Klay Thompson and other members of the team chuckled and looked down sheepishly as Biden said, "Let me just say that the Golden State Warriors are always welcome in this White House," adding emphasis to "this." "You struggled in 2020, missed the playoffs in '21 and critics wondered if this team was gone for good as a championship team," said Biden, who twice before unsuccessfully ran for president.Finals MVP Steph Curry told reporters that he thanked Biden for bringing home Griner, after the Phoenix Mercury star was released inin exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout following months of detention in Russia, a move Republicans criticized.

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