Meanwhile, Iowa’s Caitlin Clark said Tuesday that Iowa shouldn’t be invited to White House. Reese’s teammate Alex Morris took to Twitter to ask Michelle Obama whether her team could celebrate their win at their house, after Barack tweeted his congratulations to the team.Īfter LSU’s victory on Sunday, head coach Kim Mulkey said she would go to the White House if the team was invited.Ī spokesperson for the Obamas declined to comment. President Biden had previously said that LSU would be invited to the White House, along with NCAA men’s champions, the University of Connecticut. She looks forward to celebrating the LSU Tigers on their championship win at the White House.” period.”īy Tuesday, Biden appeared to walk back the comments, with first lady press secretary Vanessa Valdivia saying in a tweet that they “were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes.
Reese, a 20-year-old forward, responded to Biden’s comments, calling them “A JOKE” on Monday, and on an Instagram post from “The Shade Room,” the recently crowned NCAA champion commented: “WE NOT COMING.
So, we hope LSU will come but, you know, I’m going to tell Joe I think Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.” “So I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House, we always do. “Last night, I attended the NCAA women’s basketball championship,” said Biden, while speaking at an event at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. Speaking on Monday, Biden congratulated both teams on their performance in Sunday’s national championship game, as well as specifically highlighting Iowa’s sportsmanship. Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos/Getty Imagesīiden press secretary clarifies White House invitation is just for LSU after player calls it 'A JOKE' Morgan Engel/NCAA Photos via Getty Images) C. If we were to lose, we would not be getting invited to the White House.”īut Wednesday, the school’s athletics department said they would “certainly accept an invitation.”ĭALLAS, TX - APRIL 02: Angel Reese #10 of the Louisiana State Tigers celebrates a play against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament National Championship at American Airlines Center on Apin Dallas, Texas. Reese, who was named the women’s tournament Most Outstanding Player as a result of her standout performances, also said separately: “I just know if the roles were reversed, they wouldn’t be the same.
We’ll go to the Obamas.’ We’ll go see Michelle. But after comments from first lady Jill Biden suggesting that Iowa be invited as well before appearing to walk that back, Reese told “I AM ATHLETE” podcast hosts Brandon Marshall and Ashley Nicole Moss: “I don’t accept the apology because you said what you said … You can’t go back on certain things that you say … They can have that spotlight. Traditionally, the national champions would be invited to the White House. Louisiana State University star Angel Reese says that neither she, nor her team, would be visiting the White House after the Tigers defeated the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 to win their first NCAA women’s basketball national championship.
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