Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett said the national champions “would have to respectfully decline an invitation' to Donald Trump's official residence.
The University of Virginia men’s basketball team has said it won’t celebrate its national championship win at the White House with President Donald Trump.
— Virginia Men's Basketball April 26, 2019 Bennett claimed the decision taken by the Cavaliers, who ran out 85-77 winners against Texas Tech Red Raiders on Apr. 9, was down to logistics. Trump withdrew an invite to the Golden State Warriors following its 2017 NBA championship win after star point guard Stephen Curry explained why he didn’t want his teammates celebrating with the president.
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