{"id":990231,"date":"2021-11-09T15:15:04","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=990231"},"modified":"2021-11-09T15:15:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T20:15:06","slug":"milwaukee-bucks-first-nba-team-to-visit-white-house-since-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milwaukee-bucks-first-nba-team-to-visit-white-house-since-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Bucks first NBA team to visit White House since 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmilwaukee-bucks-first-nba-team-to-visit-white-house-since-2016%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=990231&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2575601\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2575601\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 NOVEMBER 08: Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks delivers remarks during an event where U.S. President Joe Biden honored the Bucks for winning the 2021 NBA Championship, on the South Lawn at the White House on November 08, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns to win the 2021 NBA Championship. (Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 11:41 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, November 9, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The Milwaukee Bucks recently received a congratulations from Joe Biden at the White House. Biden praised the team on Monday for their performance throughout the NBA season.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he applauded the Bucks for encouraging fans to get vaccinated and to vote in the 2020 election. The Bucks engaged in activism following the shooting of Jacob Blake in nearby Kenosha.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou represented yourselves, your families, your organization and a great American city by staying true to who you are,\u201d said Biden to the team. Biden said he was honored to welcome the Milwaukee Bucks to the White House to continue a tradition known since 1963, the first time an NBA championship team was asked to visit former President Kennedy.<\/p>\n<p>NBA finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo also shared a few remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn behalf of my teammates, the coaching staff, the Bucks organization, we are very grateful for this opportunity. You know a kid from Sepolia, Athens, Greece,\u201d said Antetokounmpo. \u201cIt\u2019s an unbelievable opportunity to be able to be in the White House, meeting the president of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Bucks\u2019 visit made them the first NBA team to visit the White House since 2016.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In sports \u2014 as in a democracy \u2014 unity is perhaps the most elusive and necessary of things. But that\u2019s who the Milwaukee <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bucks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bucks<\/a> are \u2014 united. And a powerful example on and off the court. I was honored to host them at the White House today to celebrate their 2021 NBA Championship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqu7T2srqK\">pic.twitter.com\/aqu7T2srqK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 President Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1457869761581289473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 9, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/iowa-gov-orders-flags-to-be-flown-at-half-staff-in-honor-of-teacher\/\">Iowa Gov. 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