Denver Nuggets will not visit the White House amidst schedule conflict / News - Basketnews.com

The Nuggets are set to play an away game against Minnesota following March 18th, the intended White House visit date. In a purely basketball-related decision, the club decided against the visit to fully prepare for the matchup that has 1st seed implications.

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The Denver Nuggets won the NBA title last year and earned themselves a White House visit with US President Joe Biden. However, that visit will not happen.

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According to Chris Haynes from Bleacher Report, the White House had to reschedule the initial date of the visit from late January, which was the intended date, to March 18th. This created a difficult situation for the team.

The Nuggets are scheduled to play an away game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 19th. With both teams in a tight battle for the 1st seed in the Western Conference, the Nuggets decided to cancel the White House visit and fully prepare for the matchup instead, Haynes reports.

It is a purely basketball-related decision, Haynes stresses. With 42 wins and 20 losses, the Nuggets are currently 3rd in the West, one win away from the 1st-seeded Timberwolves.

Previously, when Donald Trump was the US President, none of the NBA champions visited the White House throughout his tenure, and only one winning team out of 15 in major US sports - 2019 NCAA women's basketball champions Baylor - visited the White House. The lack of visits happened either due to political differences or various other reasons, such as COVID-19 protocols or Trump's invite withdrawal.

The Milwaukee Bucks broke the trend in 2021 after visiting Biden's White House following their NBA title win.

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