On January 17, local time, the social media account owned by US President Joe Biden posted a photo of him and NBA star Stephen Curry, walking side by side in the hall of the red carpet in the White House.
On the same day, the 80-year-old Biden held a welcome ceremony and invited the Golden State Warriors, who won the NBA championship last year, to the White House. It was also the second NBA team he invited to take office, the first being the Milwaukee Bucks. (The 2020 Los Angeles Lakers did not come because of the pandemic)
NBA players still have a good impression of Biden, but they have adopted a "shunning" attitude towards his predecessors, and when Trump was in office, all NBA championship teams "skipped" the trip to the White House, including the two-time champion Warriors, who won four championships in eight years.
Biden seemed very happy to see a group of energetic tall athletes, "The White House always welcomes the Golden State Warriors," Biden said. In his speech, he praised the men, especially captain Curry, calling him "one of the greatest athletes of our time" and a "man of character, who works hard and who stands by his beliefs, loves his family and unites people."
Vice President Kamala Harris, who got the "No. 1" jersey, smiled even more, of course, this is also her "housekeeping skill", just like a smile can solve everything.
In her remarks, Harris said she is proud to be a native Californian, a Warriors fan herself, and a custom Warriors jersey at home next to the treadmill, "Dub Nation is at home, a symbol of courage, determination and teamwork."
And when shooting a group photo that Biden called "many people", the president, as the oldest person in the audience, actually came to kneel on one knee, which is really completely unblocking the camera, but it has also become the most conspicuous one, which has also caused controversy.
"Does Biden have to cast himself so humble?" , "Wow, President Biden can still kneel easily, which shows that he is in good physical condition." "Is he that tall?" This needs to be done."
Of course, there are many of his supporters who believe that this is Biden's humor and the embodiment of his approachability.
Although I don't know what Biden wanted to show at that time, several people in the basketball industry behind him did not dare to take it lightly.
After kneeling on one knee, Biden got up alone, but it was not very smooth, and he shook a little, after all, the age is there. And the few people standing behind him thought that the president was really unstable in his center of gravity, and subconsciously stretched out his hand to help him, and this scene was also captured, which is quite interesting.
However, Biden suddenly became flexible at that moment, both physically and mentally, bent his knees and came to an "air dribbling". The players and coaches laughed at this scene and applauded him.