Warriors, who twice refused to visit Donald Trump's White House, have private audience with Barack Obama

The Warriors went to Washington but stayed far away from the White House.

Instead, they met with former President Barack Obama, who had already hosted the Warriors when he was in office after their championship in 2015. Golden State players and coaches have publicly refused to visit with President Trump after their back to back championships the past two seasons.

Their private, players-only visit with Obama was reportedly supposed to be kept under wraps, but a photo surfaced on Instagram and was later deleted. After the game, when Steve Kerr was asked about his players meeting with the 44th president, he declined to talk about it.

“That’s private. I appreciate the question. Doesn’t mean I have to answer it,” he said, according to The Athletic.

Other players were equally mum on the subject, calling it a “private team event” and not going into any further detail.

Trump famously sparred with Stephen Curry after Golden State refused his invitation to the White House, saying he never extended an invite anyway. That led to LeBron James calling the president a “bum.”

The Warriors won their ninth straight game Thursday night against the Wizards. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was on hand and reportedly visited the Warriors locker room.