Key takeaways:
- LSU Tigers women’s basketball team won their first national championship, defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 in Dallas.
- Angel Reese, the team’s star player, has said that neither she nor her team will be visiting the White House.
- Reese suggested that the spotlight should be shared between the two teams, and that Iowa should be invited to the White House as part of the tradition.
The LSU Tigers women’s basketball team have won their first national championship, defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 in Dallas. The team’s star player, Angel Reese, has said that neither she nor her team will be visiting the White House as part of the longstanding tradition of inviting national champions.
Reese’s comments were prompted by a discussion of First Lady Jill Biden’s suggestion that Iowa should join LSU for a visit to the White House. Biden later appeared to walk that back, but Reese said she didn’t accept the apology. She said that the Tigers should celebrate their title with former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama instead.
Reese also said that Iowa should be invited to the White House as part of the tradition, “because they played such a good game.” She added that the spotlight should be shared between the two teams.
The LSU Tigers have made history with their first national championship win, and Reese has made it clear that she and her team will not be visiting the White House. It remains to be seen if Iowa will be invited to the White House as part of the longstanding tradition.
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