Several weeks after it all ended, South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley summed up her thoughts on the Gamecocks’ White House invitation controversy and spoke out about the role of politics in sports.
Appearing on The Tavis Smiley Podcast, Staley spoke about a number of topics, including her childhood in the projects of North Philadelphia, the start of her coaching career and the politically charged circumstances surrounding her national championship team’s invite, or lack thereof, to the White House from President Donald Trump.
In the immediate aftermath of the team’s title in April, the Gamecocks did not receive an invitation to the White House, a first since 1983.