Virginia basketball latest champions to decline White House invite

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Add Virginia men's basketball to the long list of teams who won’t celebrate a championship with President Trump at the White House.

The program tweeted a statement from head coach Tony Bennett Friday that stated the team has " received inquiries about a visit to the White House.

"With several players either pursuing pro opportunities or moving on from UVA, it would be difficult, if not impossible to get everyone back together," Bennett added. "We would have to respectfully decline an invitation.

The Cavaliers beat Texas Tech 85-77 earlier this month to win the program's first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship.

The Villanova Wildcats, who won last year's national title, didn’t visit the White House, either.

However, the Clemson Tigers, who won the college football championship in January, did go to the White House — where Trump famously served them fast food from McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King.

In January, the 2018 NBA champion Golden State Warriors met with former President Barack Obama rather than visit with Trump, who had tweeted in September 2017 that the team's invitation to celebrate that year's title was "withdrawn" after Warriors star Steph Curry said he wouldn't go.

The president also called off a visit by the Philadelphia Eagles after they won Super Bowl 52 in 2018 after it became clear that only a few players planned on attending.

The Cavaliers “are part of one of the greatest stories that I’ve ever seen written and it will be told over and over again,” Bennett said to a crowd, estimated at 21,000 on the school’s Twitter account, which filled one side of Scott Stadium in Charlottesville five days after the victory.

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Are you sad mad happy or is this post a religious thing for you. LOL
 

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Are you sad mad happy or is this post a religious thing for you. LOL

After you ran to the forum revealing that I offered via PM to help you get down on a bet that was difficult for you, fuck off. I have nothing more to say to your dumbass.
 

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Personally I think they should go out of respect to the position of president. Few will ever get that chance and its their loss. Just because you meet the president doesn't mean you side with him on issues.
 
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After you ran to the forum revealing that I offered via PM to help you get down on a bet that was difficult for you, fuck off. I have nothing more to say to your dumbass.


I was very clear in the reason that I did not respond to 'your wanting to place a bet for me' with no details... But I'm a native Virginian, that happens to know a tiny bit about Charlottesville, Va. which I seriously doubt that you do. You're just a man for all worlds and I find it really funny that you not only ask ME a Virginian to place a bet with no details, but in all your glory decide to post that the Virginia Cavs did not wish to attend the WH gathering... THEN, you decided that Tony Bennett "was full of shit"... Your a hot mess.
 

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I was very clear in the reason that I did not respond to 'your wanting to place a bet for me' with no details... But I'm a native Virginian, that happens to know a tiny bit about Charlottesville, Va. which I seriously doubt that you do. You're just a man for all worlds and I find it really funny that you not only ask ME a Virginian to place a bet with no details, but in all your glory decide to post that the Virginia Cavs did not wish to attend the WH gathering... THEN, you decided that Tony Bennett "was full of shit"... Your a hot mess.

Dude, why are you lying?

I told you via PM if you ever needed help getting down on a wager that I lived in NJ and could do it as FanDuel is close by. I read you post that it was difficult for you so I offered to help you. I initiated a conversation to help you via PM. That's how people begin conversations via PM.

Your response was fucking weird. You were mad I didn't include my name and cell phone in the first PM I've ever sent you therefore you didn't want me to help you. Like I'm going to give personal details to you the first time I ever message you weirdo.

What does me posting about the Cavaliers have to do with you? WTF is going on here?
 

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Thanks for posting Double Play. Seems like you sniffed out a potential scammer. He seems like the small-time grifter type. Probably pickpockets from old ladies on the train
 

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Personally I think they should go out of respect to the position of president. Few will ever get that chance and its their loss. Just because you meet the president doesn't mean you side with him on issues.



Respect lol......funny
 

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And if they didn't get invited, Trump is racist for it.

The Warriors chose to visit with Obama. Ask 1 single person on that team Obama's stance vs Trump's on an issue and they would give you a blank stare

This is 100% true. I can only speculate that they would something really stupid like Trump is a racist and his supporters are white supremacists and the MAGA hat is the new white hood.

That's how stupid politics is today, and I blame our criminal corrupt colluding treasonous always lying democratic media

Although you don't exactly help my argument :)
 

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This is true

But the problem is as already pointed out, as soon as the invitations stop going out in the future, then the racial cries & allegations will start coming out.

It's a no-win as usual these days.

there's no reason for the invitations to stop going out
trump can only be in office for two terms
you're talking about a hypothetical situation that won't exist
 

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This is 100% true. I can only speculate that they would something really stupid like Trump is a racist and his supporters are white supremacists and the MAGA hat is the new white hood.

That's how stupid politics is today, and I blame our criminal corrupt colluding treasonous always lying democratic media

Although you don't exactly help my argument :)

Its also funny how Democrats try to either get rid of their past by destroying it or trying to pin it on someone else....

They are the party that invested the "White Hood" and used it... They are the party of slavery.... So they try to pin the KKK on Trump and Republicans, and try to tear down their OWN historic statues in the south.

Then they try to bring up the mythical "Party Switch"... yet cant name all the politicians that "Switched" parties... After you ask them that, they either ignore the question, or go with the usual deflect and insult.
 

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there's no reason for the invitations to stop going out
trump can only be in office for two terms
you're talking about a hypothetical situation that won't exist




Sure there is...

If you keep asking a girl out and she keeps declining, sooner or later you move on.

Then she starts wondering why you haven't come around lately and why you gave up.

Why should they keep inviting when some of the athletes DO want to come, but being pressured by the ones who don't?

Everything with the new generation has become a joke.

If they don't act a certain way, they are judged and ridiculed.

If they don't dress a certain way, they are judged and ridiculed.

If they don't listen to a certain type of music, they are judged and ridiculed.

If they don't talk a certain way, they are judged and ridiculed.

It's 'not cool' to be yourself.

It's totally ridiculous.

I know ppl who live in European countries, and they say that even though there are blacks and other people of color there, nobody there judges you for such things and there's no race-baiting.

Somehow, some way, people have to be put back in check here in the states.
 

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Its also funny how Democrats try to either get rid of their past by destroying it or trying to pin it on someone else....

They are the party that invested the "White Hood" and used it... They are the party of slavery.... So they try to pin the KKK on Trump and Republicans, and try to tear down their OWN historic statues in the south.

Then they try to bring up the mythical "Party Switch"... yet cant name all the politicians that "Switched" parties... After you ask them that, they either ignore the question, or go with the usual deflect and insult.

One Dixiecrat switched parties, modern day democrats and their criminal corrupt colluding treasonous always lying democratic media absolutely feel the need to rewrite history. The rest of them continue to serve and eventually die as democrats

Most people here should know some of them

Sen Robert Byrd, WV. Started the KKK chapter in WV and even filibusterer the Civil Rights Act, died a democratic Senator in 2010, nearly 45 years after his infamous filibuster

Sen William Fulbright, Bill Clinton's mentor

The only Senator that switched parties was Strong Thurmond, the rest remained democrats. Blaming their racism on Republicans may be the single greatest lie in American History, because it's being told to this day

We truly are a nation of idiots
 

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