Thunder will not visit White House to celebrate NBA championship, citing 'timing issue'
20 March 2026 at 23:22
The Oklahoma City Thunder will not be making the customary visit to the White House to celebrate their 2025 NBA Championship, a team spokesperson told The Athletic on Friday. In a statement to The Athletic, the team cited βtiming issuesβ as a reason for not holding the visit.
βWe have been in touch with the White House and we are appreciative and grateful for the communication we have had, but the timing just didnβt work out,β the team told The Athletic.
The Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the NBA Finals last June to secure the championship. The title was the teamβs first since the franchise moved from Seattle in 2007.
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