Trump may attend NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden next week

Trump will watch the Knicks face the Spurs in the NBA Finals. It's the first time a sitting president has attended the Finals during Adam Silver's tenure.

Adam Silver 'thrilled' about Donald Trump attending Game 3 at Madison Square Garden

NBA commissioner Adam Silver welcomed Donald Trump’s reported plan to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden as another sign of New York’s excitement around the Knicks. The Knicks’ return to the Finals has already made New York the center of the basketball world.

Trump said he may attend both Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden.

Trump says he will attend NBA finals game at MSG NBA believes visit would be first for sitting president Zohran Mamdani also expected at Monday’s Game 3 Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, said he plans to attend an NBA finals game at Madison Square Garden next week at the invitation of the team’s owner. Describing himself as a “big fan” of the team and owner James Dolan, Trump said Thursday that he will be in the arena for at least one game next week. The NBA believes it would make him the first sitting president to attend an NBA finals game. Continue reading...

President Trump said Thursday that he has accepted an invitation from New York Knicks owner James Dolan to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden next week.

Trump's attendance could mean long lines for Knicks fans, who are paying thousands of dollars to attend Games 3 and 4 of the NBA Finals.

President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, said he plans to attend an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden next week at the invitation of the team's owner. Describing himself as a “big fan” of the team and owner James Dolan, Trump said Thursday that he will be in the arena for at least one game next week. The NBA believes it would make him the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game.

Trump, a native New Yorker and self-described Knicks fan, said he was invited to attend a Knicks playoff game by the team's owner James Dolan, who has donated to Mr. Trump's political campaigns.

There has been no announcement that President Donald Trump plans to attend an NBA Finals game at New York's Madison Square Garden next week, though Commissioner Adam Silver hinted at Trump's intentions Wednesday.

There has been no announcement that President Donald Trump plans to attend an NBA Finals game at New York's Madison Square Garden next week, though Commissioner Adam Silver hinted at Trump's intentions Wednesday when he said sports remain something that unifies even in divided times. Silver, without saying Trump's name, responded to a question about “unique people” coming to finals games in New York and how the league prepares for such events. The New York Post, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that Garden officials have “performed security walkthroughs” in anticipation of a Trump visit.