WNBA champion Aces not invited to White House

Field Level Media
10 Jun 2026, 22:10 GMT+10

(Photo credit: Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The Las Vegas Aces did not receive an invitation to the White House after winning the 2025 WNBA title in October, a team spokesperson confirmed to USA Today on Wednesday.

The decades-old tradition of championship sports teams visiting 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. has not included any WNBA or NBA teams during President Donald Trump's second term in office.

The New York Liberty did not visit the White House after winning the 2024 WNBA championship. The 2024-25 NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder did not go either, due to what the team called a timing issue.

The Aces, who will be in Washington, D.C., for a July 22 game against the Mystics, have won three of the past four WNBA championships. They visited the White House twice during the Biden Administration.

The Aces had considered visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture as an alternate way of commemorating their championship during next month's trip to the nation's capital, but ran into a scheduling conflict, per USA Today.

--Field Level Media

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