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Bogut off to the White House

Following in the footsteps of Patty Mills, Aron Baynes and Jesse Williams, Andrew Bogut will stop by the White House.

Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut
Andrew Bogut and the NBA's Warriors will meet with US President Barack Obama at the White House. (AAP)

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Andrew Bogut and the Golden State Warriors have a date with basketball-loving US President Barack Obama at the White House.

The NBA champions will visit the president on Thursday (Friday AEDT) - a tradition given to the winning teams of America's top sporting leagues.

Australian athletes have become regulars at the White House, with Patty Mills and Aron Baynes dropping in last year after the San Antonio Spurs' 2014 NBA Championship win.

Jesse Williams, the huge Brisbane-born defensive NFL tackle, has almost made the White House his second home, with his University of Alabama team scoring two invites after their back-to-back national championships and then in 2014 when the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl.

The 147kg, 191cm tall Williams stood out, not because of his size which was the norm on the Seahawks, but the purple floral suit he wore on the day.

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The 213cm-tall Bogut could also raise eyebrows at the White House and he won't need a purple suit.

The Melbourne-born centre infamously had his NBA Championship ring sized for his middle finger so he could easily raise and show it to the Warriors' critics.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has been to the White House after two championship wins with the Chicago Bulls and one with the Spurs, with Bill Clinton president each time.

"I told president Clinton the third time, 'We have to stop meeting like this'," Kerr joked on Wednesday.

As for the dishonoured tradition of stealing some souvenirs during the White House visits, Kerr was tightlipped.

"Statute of limitations hasn't run out yet," Kerr said.

"I can still be prosecuted."


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