{"id":3193,"date":"2026-06-09T17:14:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/06\/09\/donald-trump-threatens-to-return-to-msg-for-game-4-after-being-booed-ahead-of-knicks-loss\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:14:00","slug":"donald-trump-threatens-to-return-to-msg-for-game-4-after-being-booed-ahead-of-knicks-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/06\/09\/donald-trump-threatens-to-return-to-msg-for-game-4-after-being-booed-ahead-of-knicks-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Threatens to Return to MSG For Game 4 After Being Booed Ahead of Knicks Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to attend an NBA Finals game on Monday night. <\/p>\n

And as many anticipated, the night was a bit of a disaster.<\/p>\n

For one thing, the logistics of safely transporting the most controversial person on the planet to a packed arena in the center of Midtown Manhattan were said to be downright nightmarish.<\/p>\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters while aboard Air Force One on June 5, 2026 en route to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. President Trump is traveling to an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. (Photo by Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And then there was the decision to put Trump on the Jumbotron during the National Anthem, which predictably resulted in a cascade of boos.<\/p>\n

And to top it all off, after a historic winning streak that lasted more than a month, the hometown New York Knicks lost a hard-fought battle to the visiting San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, after all of that, Knicks fans would probably rather see Trump skip the rest of the series. But they might be out of luck on that score.<\/p>\n

The Daily Mail <\/a><\/em>consulted a lip reader who interpreted Trump\u2019s luxury box conversation with Knicks owner James Dolan.<\/p>\n

And it seems that Air Force One will be making a return trip to JFK ahead of Wednesday\u2019s Game Four.<\/p>\n

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\u201c\u2019Oh that\u2019s not it. Let me bring him next time, you have got it so wrong with him. I can bring him back to you, with confidence. I\u2019m not just saying that, unless you want to put the feeler out,\u201d Trump reportedly said about an unknown associate, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you want me to come to the game on Wednesday, then he\u2019s gotta be here.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou gotta remember, I gotta pull with this. Maybe I could do the trophy, the trophy. This should be gold, don\u2019t say no today. I\u2019ll bet you a round of golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

So it sounds like \u2014 or maybe looks<\/em> like, since we\u2019re relying on a lip-reader \u2014 Trump plans to attend Game 4 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

It seems that he was angling to present the championship trophy in the event that the Knicks had swept the series \u2014 a prospect about which Dolan was understandably skittish.<\/p>\n

The Spurs\u2019 victory may have rendered that a moot point, anyway.<\/p>\n

Game 5 will be played in San Antonio, and given how dominant the Knicks have been on the road these playoffs, they may well secure the championship in Texas. Trump seems to have no plans to make that<\/em> trip.<\/p>\n

And even if the series heads back to New York, Dolan still might not have to worry about saying no to Trump.<\/p>\n

As TMZ<\/a> notes, the president was spotted sleeping at last night\u2019s game, so it\u2019s possible that he\u2019s losing interest in the Finals already.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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