{"id":880,"date":"2026-06-07T20:07:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=880"},"modified":"2026-06-07T20:07:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:07:29","slug":"knicks-watch-party-outside-madison-square-garden-canceled-due-to-trumps-attendance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=880","title":{"rendered":"Knicks watch party outside Madison Square Garden canceled due to Trump\u2019s attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>New York Knicks fans can cheer on their beloved team pretty much anywhere in the city\u2019s five boroughs on Monday night \u2014 except outside of Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=878\">San Diego man survives encounter with grizzly bear at National Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A watch party outside of the team\u2019s home court has been canceled for Game 3 of the NBA Finals due to the planned attendance of President Donald Trump. A spokesperson for the NYPD confirmed to NBC News on Sunday that the decision was made in coordination with the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere will be watch parties at other locations,\u201d the department said. \u201cWe are currently determining where they will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters last month after the Knicks advanced to the Finals \u2014 the first time since 1999 \u2014 that he had been invited to attend their home games.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span>00:40<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><button><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMjAiIGhlaWdodD0iMjAiIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCAyMCAyMCIgZmlsbD0ibm9uZSIgeG1sbnM9Imh0dHA6Ly93d3cudzMub3JnLzIwMDAvc3ZnIj4KPHBhdGggZD0iTTEwLjA1NTcgOC4wOTU3TDE2LjAxNzYgMi4xMTMyOEwxOCA0LjEwMzUyTDEyLjAzOTEgMTAuMDg1TDE3LjgyOTEgMTUuODk2NUwxNS44NDY3IDE3Ljg4NTdMMTAuMDU2NiAxMi4wNzQyTDQuMTUzMzIgMThMMi4xNzA5IDE2LjAwOThMOC4wNzMyNCAxMC4wODVMMiAzLjk4OTI2TDMuOTgyNDIgMkwxMC4wNTU3IDguMDk1N1oiIGZpbGw9IndoaXRlIi8+Cjwvc3ZnPgo=\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<div><button><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMTUiIGhlaWdodD0iMTUiIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PHBhdGggZD0iTTAgMHYxNWwxNS03LjQxeiIgZmlsbD0iI0ZGRiIgZmlsbC1ydWxlPSJldmVub2RkIi8+PC9zdmc+\"\/><\/button><button><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" role=\"presentation\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMTkiIGhlaWdodD0iMTciIHhtbG5zPSJodHRwOi8vd3d3LnczLm9yZy8yMDAwL3N2ZyI+PHBhdGggZD0iTTQuMDUxIDZIMHY1aDR2LjAxOEwxMSAxN1YwTDQuMDUxIDZ6TTEzIDIuMDE5YTYuNSA2LjUgMCAwIDEgMCAxMi45NjJ2LTIuMDA4YTQuNSA0LjUgMCAwIDAgMC04Ljk0NlYyLjAyem0wIDQuMDMxYTIuNSAyLjUgMCAwIDEgMCA0Ljl2LTQuOXoiIGZpbGw9IiNGRkYiIGZpbGwtcnVsZT0iZXZlbm9kZCIvPjwvc3ZnPg==\"\/><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump says he may attend Knicks&#8217; NBA Finals game<\/p>\n<div><span>00:00<\/span><span>00:00<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cGreat to see it,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThe Knicks have really, they\u2019ve really suffered for years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team\u2019s official social media accounts announced a series of additional security measures for fans attending the game. Fans were asked to limit personal items as a strict no-bag policy will be enforced alongside a TSA-style screening procedure.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Fans were also advised to arrive at least two hours before tipoff on Monday and to review the Secret Service\u2019s list of prohibited items before entering the arena.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the Knicks\u2019 most high-profile players were asked during Sunday\u2019s media availability how they feel about Trump\u2019s attendance at the game. Karl-Anthony Towns sidestepped the question by focusing on the fans who \u201cearned the right\u201d to see a championship series at home.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=876\">\u2018Scary Movie\u2019 tops box office, slaying \u2018Masters of the Universe\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked about the word hope. Hope has been brought back to the city, but the word success hasn\u2019t been seen,\u201d Towns said. \u201cWe have to fight to bring that word back to fruition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OG Anunoby, who was born in England but raised in the United States, said the president\u2019s presence shouldn\u2019t change anything for the men on the court.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019ll just be there watching,\u201d Anunoby said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to go as usual, play our game. Try to win the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks are returning home with a 2-0 lead against the San Antonio Spurs in an incredible playoff run that\u2019s included back-to-back sweeps of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference. Led by Jalen Brunson, the team has now won 13 consecutive games.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The series is a rematch of the 1999 NBA Finals, when the Knicks also faced the Spurs. That series similarly opened with two games in San Antonio \u2014 but with opposite results: The home team prevailed, and New York returned trailing 0-2. The Knicks won Game 3 before their home crowd but lost the next two games and the series.<\/p>\n<p>If the Knicks win the best-of-seven series this year, it will be the franchise\u2019s first championship since 1973.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/trustedmovinggroups.com\/?p=874\">Stacey King, a 3-time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, dies at 59<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Knicks fans can cheer on their beloved team pretty much anywhere in the city\u2019s five boroughs on Monday night \u2014 except outside of Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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