WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - President Joe Biden, Secret Service code name: Celtic, welcomed Coach Joe Mazzulla and the Boston Celtics to the White House Thursday to celebrate the team's unprecedented 18th NBA championship. Biden welcomed the NBA’s 2024 champions and gave them a tour of the Oval Office. In all, the league’s most-decorated franchise has won at least one title in eight of the last 13 presidential administrations. “The Celtics aren’t jus…

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The Celtics proved they’re still the NBA’s top dogs Tuesday night with a gritty win over previously unbeaten Cleveland. Next up on their schedule: one final public celebration of last season’s championship team. Joe Mazzulla’s squad will visit the White House on Thursday to be honored by President Joe Biden. “I think it’ll be cool,” said Jayson Tatum, who scored a team-high 33 points in the 120-117 win over the Cavaliers at TD Garden. “One of th…

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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum said he grew up watching NBA champions visit the White House.On November 21, it was Tatum and the defending champion Boston Celtics’ turn to pay a visit to the U.S. president in his official residence and workplace.Tatum presented President Joe Biden with a Celtics jersey during the ceremony at the White House.“It was [a] cool [experience],” Tatum said, per NBA. “A lot of us, my first time here, getting to meet P…

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BOSTON — The Celtics will take a trip down to Washington, D.C. to celebrate their franchise’s 18th championship with United States President Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday. For everyone on the team, except for guard Jrue Holiday, it’ll be a first.  Teams are welcomed to the nation’s capital after winning a championship as part of an ongoing tradition. It seals the final pat on the back for a job well done. The Boston Red Sox and New En…

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The 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics were feted at the White House as President Joe Biden congratulated the team even though he was unsure who they were. The lame-duck president hosted the reigning NBA champions on the South Lawn on Thursday, checking their name during his remarks and spilling his Secret Service code name. 
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South Lawn 4:29 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, welcome to the White House.  (Applause.)  I don’t know -- know any of these guys behind me,

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President Joe Biden is now the proud owner of a customized Boston Celtics jersey, gifted to him by the team during their celebratory visit to the White House on Thursday. The occasion marked the Celtics’ recognition for their outstanding season and 18th NBA championship victory. The honor of presenting the jersey went to star power forward Jayson Tatum, who handed over the iconic green and white jersey bearing Biden’s name and the number 46, a n…

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Joe Biden, in his last months as 46th President of the United States, has continued with the tradition begun more than six decades ago, and has received in the White House the current NBA champions: Boston Celtics. Biden told Celtic players and the press received in the White House that Biden's code name in the secret service is "celt", due to his Irish ancestry. Biden also praised Celtics, the franchise with the most NBA titles in history, 18 t…

Joe Biden, en sus últimos meses como 46º Presidente de Estados Unidos, ha continuado con la tradición iniciada hace más de seis décadas, y ha recibido en la Casa Blanca a los actuales campeones de la NBA: Boston Celtics. 
Biden dijo a los jugadores de los Celtics y a la prensa recibida en la Casa Blanca que el nombre en clave de Biden en el servicio secreto es "celta", debido a su ascendencia irlandesa. 
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The Boston Celtics visited the White House on Thursday for the first time since 2008 as part of their championship-winning celebration. In the United States, it is tradition for the winner of a professional championship game – whether it be in the NBA, NFL or NHL – to visit the White House following their triumph. […] The post Celtics championship party continues at White House with president Joe Biden appeared first on Basketball Insiders | NBA…

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