Sue Bird says that the Seattle team, WNBA champion, has not received an invitation from the White House and has no interest in going there

Sue Bird said the Seattle Storm players were not interested in going to the White House if they were invited.

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Seattle Storm won its third WNBA title on Wednesday night after defeating the Washington Mystics. The team said it had not received an invitation from the White House after winning the title, but the players said they had no interest in going anyway, said the leader. Sue Bird.

"At this point, does it even have to be discussed?" Said Bird, according to ESPN. "It has come. We pay attention to what happened with Minnesota and are not invited. "

Bird was referring to the Minnesota Lynx, who won the WNBA championship last year. The team was not invited to the White House but instead chose to visit Washington, DC and distribute shoes to low-income children.

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Bird also evoked the Golden State Warriors and when President Trump withdrew an invitation to the team that won the NBA Finals in 2017 after star leader Stephen Curry said he did not want to visit the White House.

"Everyone knew when everything was going on with Steph Curry and LeBron (James) on social media, all that. We are all watching and watching, "said Bird.

"So it was not a real conversation where we sat down and said," Hi guys, what do you want to do if this happens? "First of all, we could not have done it, because you can not do it until you have won.You do not want bad juju, but I think that you can not do it. it is safe to say that we were all on the same subject with that "she continued.

Other team players were in agreement with Bird and stated that they were not interested in traveling to the White House.

"For what we represent in Seattle and what we represent in the league, I think it's pretty obvious we do not want to go," said Jewell Loyd, a shooting guard. "So thanks for the non-invitation."

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The team's starting center, Natasha Howard, said she would not accept the invitation, ESPN reported.

Bird has visited the White House twice in his career, following Storm's victory in 2010 and in 2002 after winning the NCAA championship. She said the invitation was not the same as in the past.

"I was very lucky to go there and it's exciting," Bird said. "You go to the White House, I remember first entering the room to meet President Obama and will have it."

"Now, that's no longer the case," she explained. "It does not seem exciting, nobody wants to go in. Everything has changed, and it's disappointing because, as I said, to."

Storm's Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis echoed Bird's comments. She also visited the White House and said the invitation was not the same.

"It's disappointing not to want to go and not go because of our beliefs because it's part of winning a championship," said Mosqueda-Lewis. "Everyone says," Yes, we are going to the White House. We meet the president. "That's what it is." Fortunately for me, I was able to visit the White House three times when I was at the university – it's a shame. that not everyone has this experience. "