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Steve Kerr and Adam Silver both wanted the Warriors to go to the White House for a specific reason — but now it doesn't seem possible

It looks like the Warriors won't be visiting the White House to celebrate their championship despite what Adam Silver and Steve Kerr wanted.

After a war of words between Stephen Curry and President Donald Trump, it looks like the Golden State Warriors won't be visiting the White House to celebrate their championship despite what the NBA commissioner and the Warriors head coach wanted.

As of Thursday, no invitation had been extended to the Warriors to visit the White House and no decision had been made by the team. But then, on Friday, Curry said he did not want to visit the White House, and on Saturday, Trump announced during a tweet storm that the invitation was being "withdrawn" because Curry was "hesitating."

Later on Saturday, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver released a statement saying he had hoped the Warriors would visit the White House because of the potential positive impact it could have had.

"I was in favor of the team visiting the White House and thought it was a rare opportunity for these players to share their views directly with the President," Silver said. "I am disappointed that that will not happen. More importantly, I am proud of our players for taking an active role in their communities and continuing to speak out on critically important issues."

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