LSU star Angel Reese says she'll visit White House with team

LSU star Angel Reese said Friday she will visit the White House with her team, days after suggesting they should instead celebrate their national championship with former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama rather than President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden.

Reese made the suggestion after saying she was not inclined to accept an apology from Jill Biden for suggesting that both LSU and runner-up Iowa be invited to the White House. President Biden did not follow through on that idea, inviting only LSU and men's national champion Connecticut.

On Thursday LSU confirmed it had accepted President Biden's invitation to visit the White House. There is no set date for the visit.

Reese said Friday she would be attending with her team.

«In the beginning we were hurt — it was emotional because we know how hard we worked all year for everything,» Reese said Friday on «SportsCenter.»

«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.

»I'm a team player. I'm going to do what's best for the team. I'm the captain."

Following LSU's victory, coach Kim Mulkey said she would go to the White House if invited.

Vanessa Valdivia, a spokesperson for Jill Biden, has said the first lady had meant no disrespect to LSU and that her comments were intended to applaud the historic game and all women athletes. With its 102-85 triumph over the Hawkeyes, LSU's point total was the most ever scored in a championship game by a single team. The 187 combined total shattered the previous mark. The game also drew a television audience of 9.9 million, a