Tag: Quinton Lucas

Chiefs to visit White House to celebrate Super Bowl LVIII win on May 31st

This will be the #Chiefs second consecutive year visiting the White House following a Super Bowl victory. | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs announced that President Joe Biden will welcome the Super Bowl champions back to the White House in Washington, D.C., on Friday, May 31.

In February, the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in overtime 25-22 in Super Bowl LVIII. President Biden provided a comedic take on the victory, posting a message and meme of himself on social media.

“Just like we drew it up,” Biden posted on his X account.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas shared his thoughts on the upcoming White House visit on his X account on Friday afternoon. “Excited to see the Chiefs headed back to the White House next Friday. Thanks, President Biden! Kinda hoping @tkelce gets to deliver his remarks this time.”

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has received mixed commentary regarding his commencement speech viral video, creating speculation regarding his status for the visit. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and his teammates support his right to voice his opinion.

“We’re a microcosm of life here,” said Reid during Wednesday’s OTAs press conference. “Everybody is from different areas, different religions, and different races, and we all get along. We all respect each other’s opinions, and not necessarily do we go by those, but we respect everybody to have a voice.”

Celebrating the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl wins will continue, and the return trip to the White House should bring back some fun memories. The most notable moment was the attempted podium speech Travis Kelce tried to initiate as President Biden was walking away. Patrick Mahomes was able to hilariously stop him from saying something embarrassing in front of the president.

Kansas City mayor pitches Thunder move after Oklahoma lawmaker threat

Rep. Sean Roberts statement about the Thunder franchise isn’t likely to be received well by the Thunder or the NBA.

If things don’t work out for Thunder in Oklahoma City, they could always take their talents back to Kansas City.

That was the unmistakable takeaway from Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas on Sunday.

Mr. Lucas made his appeal to the franchise on Twitter in the immediate aftermath of a controversy involving Oklahoma lawmaker Rep. Sean Roberts (R-Hominy).

Since the NBA resumed its 2019-20 season on Thursday, the gross majority of the league’s players and personnel have been kneeling during the pregame national anthem, effectively following the example of Colin Kaepernick.

The protests echo the sentiments shared by a majority of NBA players, many of whom who have been outspoken in their advocacy for the Black Lives Matter movement and against police brutality.

Prior to the Thunder’s first seeding game in Orlando, the aforementioned Mr. Roberts issued a statement in which he took the franchise’s players to task for the “anti-patriotic” act of kneeling during the anthem and went as far as to suggest that the tax breaks that the organization has benefitted from be ceased, despite them being in effect until 2024.

Naturally, the statement has gotten widespread attention, and Mayor Lucas had a response.

“@okcthunder — You’re always welcome in Kansas City,” the mayor tweeted on Sunday.

What makes Mayor Lucas’ appeal especially noteworthy is the fact that Kansas City is believed to be a viable market.

Prior to moving to Sacramento, the Kings called Kansas City home from 1972 to 1985. The franchise began in Rochester, New York and moved to Cincinatti, Ohio before landing in Kansas City. Struggling to find profitability, they would eventually move to Sacramento, where it has found stability and success.

Still, Kansas City has been mentioned as a locale in which the NBA may be interested in once again.

In 2018, a tweet by Jarrett Sutton got widespread attention. Sutton, a Kansas City native who played collegiate basketball for the University of Missouri, is a media professional who worked for the SEC Network in 2018. Back then, he reported that an NBA executive told him that along with Seattle, Kansas City was one of the “most valuable markets” for league expansion and that it would “get a team at some point.”

Although it’s extremely unlikely that the Thunder would actually leave Oklahoma City, Mr. Roberts’ comments are sure to rub both the franchise and Commissioner Adam Silver the wrong way.

Apparently, predicting the same, it certainly looks like Mayor Lucas isn’t waiting to make his move. Can’t blame him for shooting his shot.