LSU star Angel Reese said she'll go to the White House with her teammates, despite First Lady Jill Biden saying losing team Iowa should also be invited.
has decided she will attend the White House with her team after all ... days after she contemplated skipping the visit because of remarks made by First LadyRemember, Reese took issue with FLOTUS saying Iowa should attend the White House, too -- a tradition usually reserved for championship winners -- calling Jill's suggestion"a joke."
"In the beginning, we were hurt -- it was emotional because we know how hard we worked all year for everything," Reese said Friday. "You don't get that experience [to go to the White House] ever ... and I know my team probably wants to go for sure, and my coaches are supportive of that, so I'm going to do what's best for the team and we've decided we're going to go."LSU said Thursday they would be"excited" to celebrate the program's first NCAA women's basketball national championship, leaving many to speculate whether Reese would join them.
Angel erased any doubts on Friday ... she'll be at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. when the time comes for some facetime with POTUS.
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