Joe Biden welcomes the 2024 NBA Champions Boston Celtics at White House

US President Joe Biden hosted the 2024 NBA champions, the Boston Celtics, at the White House. The Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-88 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in June to secure their 18th championship. With the win, Boston overtook the Los Angeles Lakers for the most titles in league history.

Biden welcomed the NBA’s 2024 champions and gave them a tour of the Oval Office. In all, the league’s most-decorated franchise has won at least one title in eight of the last 13 presidential administrations. “The Celtics aren’t just a basketball team. They’re a way of life,” Biden told the crowd, and noted that his Secret Service code name is “Celtic.”