Trump to Attend Game 3 of NBA Finals as Knicks Host Spurs With 2-0 Series Lead

The New York Knicks will play the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. The Knicks hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and are appearing in their first NBA Finals since 1999. They last won the NBA championship in 1973.

President Donald Trump plans to attend the game after accepting an invitation from Knicks owner James Dolan. Trump told reporters on Friday that he might also attend Game 4 on Wednesday. His attendance would mark the first time a sitting president has attended an NBA Finals game.

The last time a president attended an NBA game was when Barack Obama watched the Chicago Bulls open the 2015 season. A strict no-bag policy will be in effect at Madison Square Garden. Fans have been advised to arrive at least two hours before tip-off.

A security zone spanning 10 square city blocks and airport-style screening will be implemented. Thousands of NYPD officers and hundreds of Secret Service officers are deployed for the event. The NYPD cancelled a watch party scheduled for outside Madison Square Garden on Sunday in coordination with the Secret Service.

The cheapest online resale tickets for the game are currently going for more than $10,000 and run up to more than $100,000. Trump told reporters on Friday that regarding extreme ticket prices, "That's the way life goes. " Skyscrapers including the Empire State Building and One World Trade Center have been lit up in orange and blue, the Knicks' team colours.

A subway station near Madison Square Garden received a Knicks-themed makeover. Businesses across New York City's five boroughs are offering meal deals, orange-and-blue ice-cream and bagels. On the last two game nights, thousands of supporters spilled out of packed New York bars, projected games onto buildings, and held watch parties, leading to dozens of arrests as fans climbed lampposts, jumped onto food carts, and blocked traffic.

Five people were injured in a stabbing at New York City's Penn Station. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will attend the game in a very different section of the stadium from Trump. " Mike Dallas said, "I've been a Knicks fan all my life, I've been waiting for this all my life.

It's gonna be so emotional, it's going to be so enthusiastic. " Richter also said, "I would have preferred the president skipped this and just let it be for the people because it's changed the whole experience now. Because everything is being blocked off.

Anamaria Penaflorida said, "I think it's fine.