President Donald Trump has traditionally invited reigning champions from major sports leagues to the White House. That hasn't happened consistently during his time in office, and no NBA team made the trip during his previous term. The Knicks would be the first NBA champions to visit under Trump if they choose to go.
Brown didn't give a timeline for when the team might settle the question. The decision carries weight beyond basketball. These visits have become tangled up in politics over the past decade, with some players and teams opting out over disagreements with the sitting president.
Knicks players and staff now face the same choice other champions have wrestled with, weighing team tradition against personal or political stances. Fans in New York are left waiting to see if their team will make the trip to Washington or follow the pattern of recent champions who skipped it entirely.
Whatever the Knicks decide, they'd be writing a new chapter in a tradition that's grown more complicated with every administration.