UVA men's basketball team 'respectfully declines' White House invitation

[underpants]

https://www.wavy.com/sports/local-sports/uva-men-s-basketball-team-respectfully-declines-white-house-invitation/1957494111

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WAVY) -- The University of Virginia men's basketball team has declined an invitation to visit the White House.

The 2019 NCAA Tournament champions cited scheduling conflicts as the reason for declining the offer.

The team posted a statement from head coach Tony Bennett on Twitter Friday afternoon announcing they would have to 'respectfully decline' the offer.


"We have received inquiries about a visit to the White House. With several players either pursuing pro opportunities or moving on from UVA, it would be difficult, if not impossible to get everyone back together. We would have to respectfully decline an invitation.” - Tony Bennett

[Danmel]

1. Is respectfully declined another way of saying "bless his heart"

[underpants]

7. Yes. Yes it is.

[TreasonousBastard]

2. I know it wouldn't happen, but dontcha just a little hope they would say...

"Fuck off. We won't be in the same room as that orange asshole."

[ooky]

5. That was Tony Bennett's way of saying "fuck off".

Glad to see he declined.

[underpants]

6. Tony is an evangelical BTW

Not politically though from I've been able to tell. Just a true believer.

[spanone]

3. I would have left off the 'respectfully' part of it.

[DCofVA]

4. Well, let's see...UVA was literally attacked 2 years ago by some of Trump's "Fine People"

It seems Tony doesn't want to politicize the reason for not going but, I have no such hesitations.

[underpants]

9. Still very much resonates there too

I was at a conference there just a few weeks ago. One of the city board members was there for a brief speech. She said that every meeting or public hearing includes a moment to include considering the events of that day and how they need to continually address what happened and how to prevent it from happening again. Every single policy and decision includes a consideration of how this might affect what they've learned from that day.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

8. 1. We can buy our own fast food.

2. We’ve already seen enough racist assholes here in Charlottesville.

So basically they’ve already visited the Trump White House without actually going there.

[underpants]

10. You said it

As I posted above I was in C'ville a few weeks ago. Went for an early morning run over to and up The Lawn. The next day ran down the Mall to 4th st and up to Hedge - Heather Heyer Street

[gratuitous]

11. Classier than how I would have declined to go

But a gang mooning has its own undeniable charms.

[CatWoman]

12. kick