President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday morning that the Golden State Warriors are not welcome at the White House to celebrate their 2017 NBA championship.

He was compared to basketball superstars like Charles Barkley and LeBron James. But without comprehensive mental health treatment, Royce White found himself fighting for a new cause.

The Rockets have been sold to Houston billionaire Tilman Fertitta. Terms were not announced, but a source told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that Fertitta agreed to purchase the team from Leslie Alexander for $2.2 billion, a record price for an NBA franchise.

The new schedule purposely keeps the national TV showdowns separate from the back-to-backs.

It didn’t take the Golden State Warriors long to decide to skip the traditional championship White House visit. Less than 24 hours after winning the 2017 NBA Finals on Monday night, the Warriors unanimously voted to decline the expected White House invitation, according to several reports including one by CNBC analyst Josh Brown.

The Warriors won their second title in three years behind the hot shooting of Kevin Durant, who they signed after losing to the Cavaliers last year.

“I’ve always felt like I was a triple threat: pass, rebound, score,” James tells B/R Mag. “But scoring has never been my concentration on things.”

In November 2015, former Arizona star and New York Knicks draft pick Michael Wright was found dead in his car in Brooklyn. A year later, his longtime mentor and roommate Mark Holdbrooks was arrested for the killing. That's just the beginning of the story.

In a recent Interview with Dana Hunsinger Benbow of the Indianapolis Star, American basketball player Greg Oden acknowledged that he has given up any hope of a return to the NBA. On asking if he would play basketball again, Oden said, “I wish, it’s over. I wouldn’t say I regret anything. I would say I just wish I did things better.”

Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 35 points and the San Antonio Spurs emphatically spoiled Kevin Durant’s long-awaited Warriors debut on Tuesday with a 129-100 rout that sent Golden State fans for the exits early on opening night. Durant had 27 points and 10 rebounds, but little looked in sync for MVP Stephen Curry and the reigning Western Conference champions in a forgettable first game — and quite a different one after the Warriors dominated at home and came out of the blocks last season with a record 24-0 start.

Garnett, 40, is the second-oldest player in the NBA, behind Andre Miller.

The 2nd Aussie to claim the #1 overall draft pick!

The theme song for the 2016 NBA finals. Possibly the most underrated motivational song going. I wasn't really a fan of it at the start but, after a few listens, I ended up getting hooked on it.

Russell Westbrook and the Thunder have agreed in principle to a new three-year contract worth $85.7 million, league sources told ESPN.

Without any movement by state legislators in North Carolina to change newly enacted laws targeted at the LGBT community, the NBA is pulling the 2017 All-Star Game out of Charlotte, league sources told The Vertical. The NBA is focused on the New Orleans’ Smoothie King Center as the host for All-Star Weekend and the All-Star Game on Feb. 19, league sources told The Vertical. A formal announcement on the NBA’s withdrawal out of Charlotte is expected as soon as this week, league sources said Thursday.

The biggest question of the N.B.A. off-season was answered Monday when Kevin Durant, one of the best players ever to hit unrestricted free agency in any sport, agreed to join the Golden State Warriors. Durant’s decision to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Warriors in effect allows the rich to get richer.

The Cavaliers will bring the city of Cleveland its first professional championship since 1964.

Never let it be said that Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert doesn't take care of his employees. Yes, he pays his players handsomely—the Cavs' $108,300,458 payroll this season (highest in the NBA) is proof of that. But what we're referring to is how he treats the members of the franchise who don't show up in the box score.

LeBron James' brilliance combined with Kyrie Irving's shot-making kept the Cavs in the NBA Finals and set a high-water mark for the franchise.