The NBA champion Celtics will visit the White House and President Biden on Thursday originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston
The Boston Celtics say they will make a traditional champions’ visit to the White House on Thursday, where they will be greeted by President Joe Biden a day before their game in Washington against the Wizards.
The Celts won his NBA record 18th championship in Junedefeating the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals in five games. They will travel to Washington for the second and final time of the regular season on Friday for an NBA Cup game that begins at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Boston.
The Celtics first visited the White House as champions in 1963 during the John F. Kennedy administration and last visited in 2008, when they met with former President George W. Bush .
