Warriors meet with Obama in D.C.

The Golden State Warriors met with the president on their visit to the nation's capital Thursday -- but not the sitting president.

The team's players and security personnel got together with former President Barack Obama before posting a 126-118 win over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.

The meeting was captured in a photo posted on Instagram by team security guard Tony Banks, who later deleted the image. However, the Warriors beat writer for the San Jose Mercury News, Logan Murdock, captured the photo and tweeted it.

The Golden State Warriors visited with President Barack Obama for about an hour Thursday instead of visiting the White House during their lone trip to Washington, DC this season. https://t.co/wZCpLLa3YB

— Logan Murdock (@loganmmurdock) January 25, 2019

The Warriors, after their 2017 NBA championship, were never invited to the White House by President Donald Trump, who cited criticism from Stephen Curry and others associated with the team. Coach Steve Kerr is also a sharp Trump critic.

Instead, the team went to the National Museum of African American History and Culture last year during its visit to Washington.

After the Warriors won the title again in 2018, there never was any discussion of whether they would meet with Trump. This time, they wound up having an audience with Obama, a meeting that was brokered by Curry, according to ESPN.

Asked after the game how the team came to see Obama, Curry said with a smirk, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, "I have no idea."

Warriors forward Draymond Green said of the meeting, according to ESPN, "A private team meeting, team event, it was good." — Field Level Media/Reuters