{"id":18111,"date":"2024-11-21T21:35:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18111"},"modified":"2024-11-21T21:35:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T21:35:28","slug":"watch-live-celtics-visit-the-white-house-to-celebrate-18th-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18111","title":{"rendered":"Watch live: Celtics visit the White House to celebrate 18th championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<div class=\"lead | border_box gutter_16--desktop gutter_16--tablet relative\">\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The Celtics are celebrating their NBA title one final time on Thursday, as the defending champions will be hosted at the White House in Washington by President Joe Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The team arrived in the nation\u2019s capital for a Friday matchup with the Wizards a couple days early for the ceremony, which is set to take place on the White House\u2019s South Lawn at 4:30 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">\u201cI think it\u2019ll be cool,\u201d forward Jayson Tatum said ahead of the trip. \u201cOne of the perks of being a champion is to go to the White House. You\u2019ve seen all the former teams, or most of the former teams, attend. So we\u2019ll have that moment and take pictures and videos. It\u2019s something that\u2019ll last a lifetime.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body | gutter_16--desktop gutter_16--tablet paywalled_content&#10;              \">\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The only member of the team to experience the honor previously is Jrue Holiday, who made the trip three years ago as a member of the 2021 NBA champion Bucks. Al Horford was also honored at the White House after back-to-back collegiate national championships at Florida, but the Gators were among a score of NCAA champions received by then-President George W. Bush. Bush was the last president to honor a championship Celtics team back in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">\u201cIt\u2019s going to be awesome,\u201d Horford said. \u201cI\u2019m excited about it. It\u2019s something that, over the years, you always watch all the champions go there. So being in this position, I\u2019m going to soak it all in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The Celtics brought gifts to Washington, with customized jerseys for Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris as well as a personalized basketball.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The ceremony is set to begin at 4:30 p.m. You can watch live below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"html_block | youtube container flex justify_center&#10;        hasRail row\">\n<div class=\"width_full\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6OtqkKqszb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"President Biden Welcomes the Boston Celtics to the White House to Celebrate their 2024 Championship\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"tagline_hr | border_foreground border_half gutter_20_28--mobile&#10;               margin_none text_align_left width_100px\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Amin Touri can be reached at <a href=\"mailto:amin.touri@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\">amin.touri@globe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar oneTrustActive = true;\nvar oneTrustConsentObj;<\/p>\n<p>try {\n oneTrustConsentObj = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('consent_one_trust_bgmp') || '{}');\n} catch (err) {\n oneTrustConsentObj = {};\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ Default to granted consent\nvar consent = 'grant'<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ FB script decleration\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {\n  if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s);\n}\n(window,document,'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');<\/p>\n<p>if (oneTrustActive && oneTrustConsentObj && oneTrustConsentObj.C0004 === false) {\n  consent = 'revoke';\n}<\/p>\n<p>\/\/ We need to call consent before we run init and track\nfbq('consent', consent);\nfbq('set', 'autoConfig', 'false', '884869448226452');\nfbq('set', 'autoConfig', 'false', '493062270895851');\nfbq('init', '884869448226452');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<hr style=\"border-top: 2px solid #ccc; margin-top: 20px;\">\n<p><em>Source: <\/em> <em><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.einnews.com\/article\/762716165\/UrIH6uDAzOSOT0Ny?ref=rss&amp;ecode=kmfm9fDbRbj4OPCJ\">politics.einnews.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Celtics are celebrating their NBA title one final time on Thursday, as the defending champions will be hosted at the White House in Washington by President Joe Biden. 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