President Biden welcomed the back-to-back reigning WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces to the White House on Thursday, but he flubbed when referencing one of the team's members.
President Biden welcomed the back-to-back reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House on Thursday but made a flub in his speech. Recently retired Candace Parker was a member of the squad, playing in 18 games during the season. While she did not play in the playoffs, she still earned her third championship ring as a player.
Parker announced her retirement on April 28 following an illustrious career. She did not make the trip to the nation's capital, but Biden made sure to single her out. However, he called her 'one of the greatest all-time coaches' in WNBA history. Parker has not coached a game. 'And while she couldn’t be here, I want to acknowledge someone who will be considered one of the greatest all-time coaches, Candace Parker,' Biden said, followed by applause.
Neither the Toronto Raptors nor the Los Angeles Lakers, the winners of the 2019 and 2020 NBA Finals, visited the White House to commemorate their titles, but the Milwaukee Bucks made the trip to visit Biden in November 2021. The last championship team to visit Trump in office were the 2019 Washington Nationals, five days after their World Series victory over the Houston Astros. The pandemic made visits tougher, and by the time restrictions started to be lifted, Biden had taken office.
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