{"id":2607474,"date":"2026-05-27T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-might-to-go-to-knicks-nba-finals-game-in-new-york\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:10:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T19:10:20","slug":"trump-says-hes-might-to-go-to-knicks-nba-finals-game-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hes-might-to-go-to-knicks-nba-finals-game-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he&#8217;s might to go to Knicks NBA Finals game in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-says-hes-might-to-go-to-knicks-nba-finals-game-in-new-york%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607474&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald trump said Wednesday that he\u2019s likely to attend next week\u2019s NBA finals game involving the new York Knicks. He noted that James dolan, who owns the Knicks and Madison Square Garden, invited him. Trump praised the team\u2019s players and said he\u2019ll be going to one of the games if his schedule allows.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks are reaching the Finals for the first time in 27 years, and this would mark the first time a sitting U.S. president has attended an NBA Finals game. The article also points out that the Knicks last appeared in the Finals in 1999, and their most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tampa-bay-has-become-the-city-of-champions\/\" title=\"Tampa Bay Has Become The City Of Champions\">recent championship<\/a> came in 1973. Trump has recently attended other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opposition-builds-scores-of-british-lawmakers-across-political-spectrum-unite-against-vaccine-passports\/\" title=\"Opposition Builds: Scores Of British Lawmakers Across Political Spectrum Unite Against Vaccine Passports\">major sports events<\/a>,and the White House is also expected to host a UFC fight on the front lawn in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warp-speed-advisor-expects-vaccine-to-ship-mid-december-herd-immunity-by-may\/\" title=\"\u2018Warp Speed... advisor expects vaccine to ship mid-December, \u2018herd immunity... by May\">coming weeks<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Wednesday that he will likely attend the New York Knicks\u2019 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"493\">NBA<\/a> Finals game next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump, a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"61\">New York<\/a> native, said he was invited by James Dolan, who owns the Knicks, the New York Rangers, and Madison Square Garden to attend the game.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4581682\/trump-cabinet-takeaways-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Five takeaways from Trump\u2019s 12th Cabinet meeting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583706\/trump-vance-fraud-save-social-security-balanced-budget\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says Vance\u2019s anti-fraud efforts will save Social Security and lead to \u2018balanced budget\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4583285\/watch-live-trump-holds-cabinet-meeting-white-house\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>WATCH LIVE: Trump holds Cabinet meeting at White House<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey really, they have some great players,\u201d Trump said to reporters during a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" type=\"category\" id=\"125\">White House <\/a>Cabinet meeting. \u201cI think I\u2019ll be going to one of the games. Yeah, I was invited by numerous people and [Dolan], and I think I\u2019ll be going.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year marks the first time in 27 years that the Knicks have advanced to the NBA Finals. The New York-based team will face the Western Conference finals winner, where the Oklahoma City Thunder lead the San Antonio Spurs 3-2 in a best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBoy, what a team,\u201d Trump said of the Knicks. \u201cThey win all their games,\u201d adding that \u201cthe Knicks have really, they\u2019ve really suffered for years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Knicks\u2019 last NBA Finals appearance was in 1999, when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-exclusive-accurate-list-of-2020-election-fraud-cases-shows-81-cases-total-30-still-active-and-not-one-single-court-has-allowed-evidence-to-be-argued\/\" title=\"BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Accurate List of 2020 Election Fraud Cases Shows 81 Cases Total, 30 Still Active \u2013 And NOT ONE SINGLE COURT Has Allowed Evidence to be Argued\">team lost<\/a> to San Antonio. Their last championship was in 1973 against the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4530307\/freedom-250-ufc-fight-white-house\/\"><strong>WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FREEDOM 250 UFC FIGHT ON THE WHITE HOUSE LAWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has made appearances at <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >multiple high-profile sports events<\/a> throughout his second term. Last year, he attended\u00a0the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/super-bowl\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"905\">Super Bowl<\/a>, the\u00a0Club <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/world-cup\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1397\">World Cup<\/a> final,\u00a0the U.S. Open,\u00a0the Daytona 500, and the Ryder Cup.\u00a0In the coming weeks, Trump\u2019s White House will host a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ufc\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4991\">UFC<\/a> fight on the front lawn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If Trump attends the final next week, it will mark the first time a sitting president has attended an NBA Finals game.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump likely to attend Knicks NBA Finals next week after invite<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2607475,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/YL.NBA_.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[22086,11181,7873,32120,3634],"class_list":["post-2607474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-finals","tag-knicks","tag-nba","tag-new-york","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/YL.NBA_.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607474"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607478,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607474\/revisions\/2607478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}