President Obama With The Detroit Shock WNBA Champions 2009
On July 27, 2009 The President invited The 2009 WNBA Champs to the White House. The Ladies are celebrating their third WNBA Championship in six years. Earlier in the day, the Detroit Shock Woman hosted a WNBA Fit Clinic at the DC Boys and Girls Club, as part of United We Serve. President Barack Obama praised the team's dedication to service, and spoke of the great work they have done in Detroit over the years.
Being a parent of two daughters the President also praised the team, and the WNBA, for serving as inspiration to a generation of young girls who dream of playing professional sports.
This was The Shock’s first visit to the White House since 2004 (they did not come after the ’06 title) had a lot of pleasant surprises. Though the actual ceremony was just a few minutes, the total time spent in Washington was 12 hours.
