After the official results of the U.S. Presidential elections last month, the country was left divided with their allegiance to both candidates.
Protests were a-plenty, with the topic one of the most talked about cases for months. Celebrities and NBA players voiced their opinions, however the league office has remained silent on the public comments made by players.
Commisioner Adam Silver has now broken his silence and called for players not to boycott Trump's White House, giving reasons.
“To me, if a player were to choose not to go to the White House, whether they were choosing not to go to the current White House or a future White House, my response would be: ‘That’s a lost opportunity because that’s an opportunity that most citizens who have a political point of view would kill for — the opportunity to directly tell the president of the United States how they feel about an issue.”
“Now, if the president were to say, ‘I have no interest in what members of the NBA think about an issue,’ that might surprise me and I might have a different response.”
Adam Silver reiterated his plea and mentioned that the institution is not just about one person.
“The institution is bigger than any one man, whether that man be President Obama or President Trump. Ultimately players have to make their own decisions. But if they were seeking my counsel, my counsel would be that they should go to the White House if offered the opportunity.”
The NBA has been well supported by the White House in the past, especially under the leadership of President Barrack Obama.
It is expected to continue a controversial topic not just in the NBA community but throughout the country, with the beginning of Trump's term now only a few weeks away.
If there's one thing certain, players will likely make their thoughts public once again. With Adam Silver voicing his opinions, players will shortly take to media outlets to make their voices heard also.
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