The fans had no mercy for Trump. He didn’t expect such a welcome

On Monday, June 8, the eyes of sports America were on Madison Square Garden, where In the third NBA final game, the New York Knicks faced the San Antonio Spurs. Manhattan was all about basketball. Buildings including the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center were illuminated in orange and blue in the New York team’s colors.

Trump appeared at the NBA Finals. For the first time in history

For the first time in history, a sitting US president participated in the NBA finals. Donald Trump watched the meeting from club owner James Dolan’s box. He was accompanied by his granddaughter Kaia Trump and several members of the federal administration. The guests also included New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (who claimed to have bought the ticket for $1,000) and numerous stars from the world of film, television and sports, including Spike Lee, Timothee Chalamet, Ben Stiller and Tracy Morgan.

The presence of Donald Trump significantly influenced the organization of the entire event. Extremely stringent security measures were introduced around the hall, and thousands of police officers and Secret Service agents secured the area. The popular fan zone in front of Madison Square Garden, which attracted thousands of fans during previous games, was canceled. Area bars and restaurants, hoping for record business, saw less traffic due to limited access to the area.

Donald Trump booed at the NBA Finals. Everything was recorded by cameras

However, the US president could not count on a warm welcome. Even before the meeting began, during the performance of the American national anthem, the cameras focused on Donald Trump, and the politician’s image appeared on huge screens suspended above the dance floor.

At that moment, loud whistles and shouts of disapproval were heard from many sectors of the hall. The US president, undeterred, saluted and smiled at the gathered fans for a few seconds, not reacting to the negative reactions. When the Knicks players were shown on the screens a moment later, the whistles immediately gave way to enthusiastic shouts.

The presence of Donald Trump did not bring happiness to the hosts. Pabout the previous two away victories, this time the New York Knicks lost at home 111:115. The fourth final match will be played on June 11 in New York.