Getting an invitation to the White House for winning the NCAA championship is an honor but not to LSU’s Angela Reese as she has turned down the invitation to meet Joe Biden and Jill Biden at the White House. According to Reese, they will rather go to the Obamas.
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Shaquille O’Neal may have had a prolific career in the NBA, but his college career was nothing to sneeze at either. Sure, in the league, the man was the strongest guy around. But during his time at LSU? He was so good at using his body weight, you’d have thought he is some kind of fictional monster from ancient times.
Alas, all that is in the past now. That said, as you’d expect, he still has some serious love for his alma mater. And apparently, that’s especially so for LSU’s women’s basketball team’s top scorer, Angel Reese.
Speaking of the college player though, she and her team recently won the NCAA championship, a very admirable achievement. However, it’s what has come after it that has rubbed countless fans the wrong way. Especially what she did very recently, and her reasons for it.
Before the start of the NCAA tournament, Joe Biden did not have LSU winning the tournament. Like many others, he had chosen certain other teams to win. It doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that had any malicious intent behind it. And yet, it is something she has taken serious offense to.
So, when Jill Biden invited LSU to her house, she had quite a bit to say while still seething from earlier comments.
We won’t lie, this is beyond petty. And not the good kind. If the only reason that you are treating a person with such hate, is that they didn’t pick you to win, you need to grow up. Not everyone is going to choose you. You’ve already won the battle. Now just be a gracious winner.
Watch Angela Reese reject the invitation to the White House on the Paper Route Podcast with Brandon Marshall and Ashley Nicole Moss.
Angel Reese declines Jill Biden’s invitation to the White House
“We’ll go to the Obamas”
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