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Donald Trump is not a massive fan of the WNBA(Image: Getty Images)
The Golden State Valkyries were showered with plaudits for outlasting the Atlanta Dream to win their first WNBA championship on Saturday night with a 68-63 Game 7 victory.
Former President Barack Obama, a longtime basketball fan, posted an encouraging message to Valkyries players on his X account. Official Valkyries social accounts used a video from former Vice President Kamala Harris, a Bay Area native, congratulating the team on their win.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump did not acknowledge Golden State's WNBA title. The President has not hosted a women's basketball team at the White House in either his first or second term and likely will not have the Valkyries this time around.
Barack Obama: "Congrats to the new WNBA champs, theValkyries! Ballhalla was rocking all season, and this team was fun to watch. Enjoy the celebration."
Kamala Harris, Oakland native, former Attorney General and Senator in California: "Congratulations, Golden State Valkyries on your WNBA championship!.
"You all are just amazing and what you do to represent the Bay Area, our beloved Bay Area. What you have done to create community, to enhance culture, and in only two seasons. I cannot wait to see what you do next. But thank you for your power, for your grit, for your grace."
Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa last week, Trump seemed upset that WNBA players weren't present on the court while the anthem played. He said nothing about either team playing in the final.
Finals MVP Gabby Williams celebrates Golden State's Game 7 win(Image: Getty Images)
“By the way, what’s going on with the women’s NBA? What’s that all about?” he said. “You know, they’ll destroy themselves before they get started, because they just started to do good.”
“You know, the NFL did that for a while, and they stopped because people stopped watching the games. I think you should do the same thing with women’s basketball.”
Valkyries forward Gabby Williams was named MVP after her 30-point Game 7 showing. “All we heard last year, ‘We don’t have no stars, we don’t have no talent.’ Yeah, right,” Williams told the USA broadcast after the win.
“We’ve got good people. We’ve got winners. We have people who are ready to put their bodies on the floor to win a game. … We just build a beautiful culture here.”
She finised the finals averaged 19.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per contest.
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