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Kamala Harris delivered a classy postgame speech to Howard after NCAA tournament loss

This was such a classy move by Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Howard men’s basketball team got a special visitor to the locker room after its 96-68 loss to the Kansas Jayhawks in the first round of the NCAA tournament.

After making history and punching its ticket to March Madness for the first time in about three decades, the No. 16 seed Howard couldn’t quite get past No. 1 seed Kansas during Thursday’s West Region game in Des Moines, Iowa.

However, Howard alumna and Vice President Kamala Harris attended Thursday’s game and visited with the Bison after the loss. She gave them words of encouragement and talked about how proud their fellow Bison were of the program.

“You played hard; you played to the very last second,” Harris told the locker room. “You made all us Bison so, so proud. You hustled out there. You are smart. You are disciplined. You put everything you had into the game.”

It’s an incredibly classy move by the vice president, and her message likely gave this locker room the encouragement it needed after such a tough defeat.

While Howard didn’t advance in the NCAA tournament, the team did get a really special moment to mark its March Madness experience.

The Bison also got an invitation from Harris for a tour of the White House, which is a pretty cool consolation prize.

Warriors return to White House to honor 2022 NBA championship, meet President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris

On Tuesday, the Warriors were welcomed to the White House for a special ceremony with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to honor the 2022 NBA championship.

One day after securing a rare road win against the Washington Wizards, the Golden State Warriors suited up for a special trip. 

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris welcomed the Warriors to the White House to honor Golden State’s run to the 2022 NBA championship.

Via @WhiteHouse on Twitter:

Via @POTUS on Twitter: 

Tuesday’s trip to the White House marked the Warriors’ first visit to the White House since President Barack Obama’s administration. Despite winning a pair of titles, the Warriors opted not to visit the White House while President Donald Trump was in office. 

Both President Biden and Vice President Harris spoke at a ceremony in front of the Warriors, their families and special guests. Harris, a former California Senator and Oakland native, introduced Steph Curry and President Biden as the ceremony got underway. Before the ceremony came to a close, Curry presented both President Biden and Vice President Harris with custom Golden State jerseys. 

Via @NBCSWarriors on Twitter: 

Prior to their honorary ceremony in the White House’s East Room, Steph Curry and Steve Kerr stopped by the briefing room for a press briefing in front of reporters. Curry stepped to the podium and thanked the Biden administration’s work to help bring WNBA star Brittney Griner back to the United States after she was held in Russia. 

Via @ABC on Twitter: 

Following their trip to the White House, the Warriors will get a day off before meeting the Boston Celtics in a rematch of the 2022 NBA Finals on Thursday at TD Garden. 

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Cherelle Griner, the wife of detained …

Cherelle Griner, the wife of detained American basketball star Brittney Griner, released a statement Wednesday following a phone call with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, saying, “I am grateful to the both of them for the time they spent with me and for the commitment they expressed to getting BG home.”

In Cherelle Griner’s statement, which …

In Cherelle Griner’s statement, which she posted on Instagram, she wrote, “While I will remain concerned and outspoken until she is back home, I am hopeful in knowing that the President read my wife’s letter and took the time to respond. I know BG will be able to find comfort in knowing she has not been forgotten.”

Joe Biden greets MLB champion LA Dodgers, ‘We need sports more than we ever realized’

President Joe Biden hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House, marking the team’s World Series victory last October.

President Joe Biden hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House, marking the team’s World Series victory last October.

Chris Paul celebrates President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on Instagram

Chris Paul did all he possibly could to help get President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris elected.

It may have taken a few days, but Former Vice President Joe Biden became President-elect over the weekend after a few days of uncertainty.

In the end, though, Mr. Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election after he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received more approximately 76 million votes — more than any other ticket in history.

Chris Paul played a major role in that respect.

Currently the President of the NBA Players Association, Paul has emerged as one of the most respected voices in professional sports. During the NBA’s restart in Orlando, Paul openly advocated against voter suppression, encouraged people to exercise their right to vote and actively endorsed and campaigned with Mr. Biden.

Paul famously accompanied the President-elect to Steph Curry’s gym in Charlotte and also led some endeavors in his home state of North Carolina designed to ‘Get out the Vote.”

While some athletes in the past have been reluctant to publicly involved themselves in politics, Paul went out of his way to put himself out there for the Biden-Harris ticket, so it came as no surprise that he took to his Instagram feed to send a public congratulations to the duo.

“We are so much stronger when our differences bring us TOGETHER rather than tear us apart!!!,” Paul wrote.

“Congratulations to @joebiden & @kamalaharris – biggest voter turnout in American history!! Let’s keep the momentum going and shape a more inclusive and equal America”

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Now that the election is over and the NBPA appears to have come to an agreement with the league to tip-off its 2020-21 season on Dec. 22, Paul can now turn his attention back to basketball. He is widely expected to be traded before NBA teams convene for training camp on Dec. 1, with the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks believed to be two teams vying for his services.

No matter what happens on the trade front, Paul will probably spend the next week or two basking in the victory of the leaders he did all he could to install.

Just like on the basketball court, Paul managed to record yet another assist.

Warriors gift new Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with special signed Steph Curry jersey

The Golden State Warriors congratulated Oakland native and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with a special signed Steph Curry jersey.

After reaching over 270 electoral college votes, multiple news outlets project former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris to clinch the 2020 Presidential race.

Following the projected Biden-Harris victory, the Golden State Warriors had a special gift for the new Vice President-elect.

The Warriors honored the Oakland native’s historic victory with a new “Oakland Forever” edition signed Stephen Curry No. 30 jersey. On the jersey, the Warriors two-time Most Valuable Player had a special message for Harris.

On the jersey, Curry penned “To Kamala, Bay Area —> D.C. Congrats!!”

Via @warriors on Twitter:

In August at the Democratic National Convention, Curry and his family endorsed the Biden-Harris campaign in the 2020 presidential election.

Following the Biden-Harris projected victory, former and current members of the Golden State Warriors, including Draymond Green, Shaun Livingston and Eric Paschall weighed in on social media.

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The new Vice President-elect is a longtime fan of the Golden State Warriors and has been spotted at games inside Oracle Arena in the past. In 2018, Harris congratulated the Warriors on another-run to the NBA Finals.

Via @KamalaHarris on Twitter: