President Donald Trump attended the third game of the NBA finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks on Monday.
In the run-up to the game, the Democrats showed that even on that subject, they couldn’t be straight with the American people. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) claimed it wasn’t even clear that Trump was a Knicks fan, when it’s well known, as a born and bred New Yorker, Trump has been a fan for decades.
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As we reported, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver even nuked that ridiculous take against Trump.
🚨 WOW! NBA Commissioner Adam Silver just went full TRUMP MODE at Madison Square Garden
“He was a FIXTURE at Madison Square Garden…he had courtside seats, here ALL the time. He was at drafts. He’s a GENUINE Knicks fan.” 🔥
“The arena is packed. People got through extra… pic.twitter.com/0PaP1FjTHG
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 9, 2026
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Trump got a lot of cheers on the way in.
🚨 AWESOME! Another angle of President Trump’s arrival shows MASSIVE CHEERS for 47’s motorcade outside Madison Square Garden
Supporters LINED the streets for him 🔥
PATRIOTS. 🇺🇸pic.twitter.com/uBLbv9lZQV
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 9, 2026
Trump used to sit courtside. He even once had Charles Oakley land in his lap. Now, for his own safety, he was in Madison Square Garden boss James Dolan’s suite, surrounded by bulletproof glass.
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Trump got some boos inside. But he took them in stride, even grinning at them, as he saluted the flag during the anthem.
🔥 LMAO! President Trump is UNFAZED by the New York liberals booing him during the National Anthem while he’s shown on camera saluting
Even GRINNED in response
STAY STRONG, 47! REAL Americans support you. pic.twitter.com/40TnrgidC1
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) June 9, 2026
Trump also fist pumped to a very loud “USA! USA!” chant.
.@POTUS fist-bumps the crowd as massive “USA!” chants break out at MSG. pic.twitter.com/o8qznmsYyi
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) June 9, 2026
Trump was recognized for the history-making nature of the visit: “Tonight, President Donald Trump becomes the first sitting United States President to attend an NBA finals game.”
🚨 JUST NOW: “Tonight, President DONALD TRUMP becomes the first sitting US president to attend an NBA Finals Game. Long-time Knick fan, liked what he saw here!”
🔥🔥🇺🇸
47 is loving it! pic.twitter.com/26IpWnS5hH
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 9, 2026
At halftime, Trump went down to the court after singer Cardi B’s performance, and people in the crowd waved and took video of him.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Bruce Blakeman, the presumptive Republican nominee for New York governor, both spoke with Trump while he was there.
It didn’t end well for the Knicks, however. They lost 115-111, so the series goes 2-1 now, with the Knicks up. Trump still enjoyed the hard-fought game.
“The game was fantastic. Well-played by both teams. We all had a lot of fun. It was great to watch very talented players,” Trump told reporters before departing JFK Airport to return to Washington.
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