{"id":2612191,"date":"2026-06-08T21:20:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hosts-lee-zeldin-and-dan-scavino-in-presidential-suite-for-nba-finals\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:20:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T01:20:56","slug":"trump-hosts-lee-zeldin-and-dan-scavino-in-presidential-suite-for-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-hosts-lee-zeldin-and-dan-scavino-in-presidential-suite-for-nba-finals\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump hosts Lee Zeldin and Dan Scavino in presidential suite for NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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-hosts-lee-zeldin-and-dan-scavino-in-presidential-suite-for-nba-finals%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=2612191&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>Donald Trump attended Game 3 of teh NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, arriving with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >tightly guarded entourage<\/a> that included EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Interior Secretary doug Burgum, and figures such as Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff, Boris Epshteyn, Natalie Harp, and Walt Nauta. The group\u2019s identities were not fully disclosed until they arrived at the arena on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver saeid Trump has long been a fixture at Madison Square Garden and is a genuine Knicks fan. The Knicks owner, James Dolan, is reportedly close to Trump and previously allowed Trump to use the venue for a campaign rally. Ahead of Trump\u2019s arrival, security preparations were extensive, including the NYPD shutting down 15 blocks around the arena well before his scheduled time. White House spokesperson Olivia wales emphasized the president\u2019s passion for sports, and a White House official praised the secret service and NYPD for ensuring the event was both safe and enjoyable, despite protests and hecklers along the motorcade route.  <\/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> brought Environmental Protection Agency Administrator <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lee-zeldin\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3116\">Lee Zeldin<\/a>, White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino, and several others along to watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals in the presidential suite.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The identity of Trump\u2019s retinue was kept under close guard right up until the group arrived at Madison Square Garden on Monday night. Also in tow was Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, diplomats Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, attorney Boris Epshteyn, aide Natalie Harp, and Director of\u00a0White House Oval Office Operations Walt Nauta.<\/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\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump bringing an entourage and security disruptions to Game 3 of Knicks-Spurs<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599535\/stephen-smith-calls-trump-narcissistic-attend-knicks-game\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Stephen A. Smith calls Trump \u2018narcissistic\u2019 for attending Knicks game<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4594798\/nba-knicks-trump-mamdani\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump and Mamdani unlikely to meet at Knicks game<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking right before the game, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2064138139153612809?s=20\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2064138139153612809?s=20\">noted<\/a> that Trump was long a \u201cfixture\u201d at Madison Square Garden and that he is a \u201cgenuine Knicks fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Knicks owner James Dolan is known to be close with Trump, donating to his campaign and allowing him to use Madison Square Garden for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/combative-economist-and-former-president-face-off-in-costa-rica-election\/\" title=\"Combative economist and former president face off in Costa Rica election\">campaign rally ahead<\/a> of the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security was tight in preparation for the president\u2019s arrival, with the New York City Police Department shutting down 15 blocks surrounding the arena to vehicular and pedestrian traffic at 4 p.m., nearly three hours ahead of the president\u2019s arrival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSports are at the forefront of American culture, and President Trump loves them as the people\u2019s president,\u201d White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier on Monday. \u201cAs a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-step-beyond-richard-pryor-friends-remember-bob-sagets-unexpectedly-dirty-sense-of-humor\/\" title=\"\u2018One Step Beyond Richard Pryor\u2019: Friends Remember Bob Saget\u2019s Unexpectedly Dirty Sense Of Humor\">lifelong fan<\/a>, the president looks forward to watching the Knicks compete to bring home their first NBA championship in more than 50 years at Madison Square Garden tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599522\/trump-bringing-entourage-security-disruptions-game-3-knicks-spurs\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4599522\">TRUMP BRINGING AN ENTOURAGE AND SECURITY DISRUPTIONS TO GAME 3 OF KNICKS-SPURS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A White House official additionally told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the administration \u201cappreciates the Secret Service and NYPD\u2019s efforts in ensuring this historic game not only is safe, but a pleasurable experience for all attendees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There was no shortage of hecklers along the motorcade\u2019s long route to the stadium in the famously deep-blue city. The Knicks are looking to win their first NBA championship since 1973.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump attended Game 3 with Lee Zeldin, Dan Scavino, and others<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2612192,"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\/06\/AP26160029336379.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[65078,49444,80978,3634],"class_list":["post-2612191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dan-scavino","tag-lee-zeldin","tag-nba-finals","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26160029336379.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612191","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612191"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612195,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612191\/revisions\/2612195"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}