Warriors pay visit to Barack Obama during road trip

During their lone visit to Washington, D.C., this season, the Golden State Warriors paid a visit to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, hours ahead of Thursday’s matchup against the Wizards.

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The meeting was revealed via a picture posted by a team official on Instagram Thursday afternoon — a post that has since been deleted. The picture includes the full roster, who visited with Obama for about an hour, according to a source. The lone exception in the picture is forward Jonas Jerebko, who traveled back to the Bay Area Wednesday for the birth of his second child.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr declined to comment on the meeting following Thursday’s 126-118 victory over the Wizards.

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“That’s private,” Kerr said. “Appreciate the question. Doesn’t mean I have to answer it.”

Like Kerr, many Warriors’ players didn’t expound on the visit, opting to keep details of the meeting under wraps.

“It was good,” said forward Draymond Green. “Private team meeting and team event.”

“I have no idea,” added Warriors guard Stephen Curry when asked how the event came together.

While it’s unclear where the team met Obama, who served in office from 2008 until 2016, the meeting marks a clear deviation from the traditional White House visit championship teams typically make when they’re in town. This year, guard Quinn Cook and forward Kevin Durant attended the unveiling of the Durant Center — an after-school facility financed by the Warriors’ forward — Wednesday night. Warriors guard Stephen Curry made an appearance at Howard University for a screening of a documentary chronicling Emanuel AME Church shooting called “Emanuel” — a film he produced.

Spurning the White House isn’t new for Golden State. Last season, after winning their second straight title, the team decided not to attend the White House due to political differences with current President Donald Trump. Instead, they opted to visit the National Museum of African-American History and Culture.

Warriors reporter Mark Medina contributed to this report.

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