LSU’s Angel Reese Calls Dr. Jill Biden’s White House Invitation to NCAA Runner-Up Iowa ‘A Joke’
usmagazine.comDefending the crown! Louisiana State University athlete Angel Reese pushed back after Dr. Jill Biden suggested the NCAA basketball champions shouldn’t be the only team to receive an invitation to the White House.Reese, 20, and the LSU Tigers defeated the University of Iowa Hawkeyes 102-85 on Sunday, April 2, in the Division I tournament.
Following the impressive March Madness match-up, the first lady, 71, hinted that she wanted to extend an invite to the runners-up as well as the winners.“I know we’ll have the champions come to the White House; we always do.
So, we hope LSU will come,” Biden said at an event in Denver on Monday, April 3, per ESPN. “But, you know, I’m going to tell [President] Joe [Biden] I think Iowa should come too, because they played such a good game.”Reese was quick to chime in, sharing a link to the New Jersey native’s quote via Twitter. “
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