The Boston Celtics are anticipated to journey to the White Home to rejoice the 2024 NBA championship on Thursday afternoon. That’s in response to the Workplace of Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah B. Goldberg, who’s scheduled to attend the occasion.
Goldberg’s public schedule lists her attending the Celtics’ championship celebration on the White Home at 4:30pm ET on Thursday. The go to has not been formally introduced by the Celtics or the White Home, however it was additionally reported by Massachusetts’ State Home Information Service.
It’s customary for U.S. skilled sports activities groups to go to the White Home within the months after profitable an NBA championship. However, the go to doesn’t all the time happen.
The Denver Nuggets, the 2023 NBA champions, by no means visited the White Home attributable to a scheduling battle. The earlier 12 months, the Golden State Warriors did go to the White Home after profitable the 2022 NBA championship.
For the Celtics, this can be a conveniently-timed go to — they’re off on each Wednesday and Thursday, and can face the Washington Wizards in DC on Friday night, so no extra journey is required.
Each the Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers have been outspoken about not wanting to go to the White Home beneath President Donald Trump, with Steph Curry and LeBron James being notably vocal on the matter. The truth is, no NBA group visited the White Home in the course of the Trump administration — the Toronto Raptors’ Danny Inexperienced stated it was a ‘arduous no’ in 2019. This go to would be the final beneath President Joe Biden, provided that Trump will as soon as once more take workplace in January.
The White Home go to can even be the Celtics’ group’s first since September of 2008, when the ‘08 championship group was welcomed by President Bush. The White Home go to is the final step of the celebration for the Celtics, who raised Banner 18 on October twenty third.
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