{"id":2612451,"date":"2026-06-09T12:46:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anyone-who-blames-trump-for-knickss-loss-lacks-common-logic-joe-concha\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:47:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:47:45","slug":"anyone-who-blames-trump-for-knickss-loss-lacks-common-logic-joe-concha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anyone-who-blames-trump-for-knickss-loss-lacks-common-logic-joe-concha\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone who blames Trump for Knicks&#8217;s loss lacks common logic: Joe Concha"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fanyone-who-blames-trump-for-knickss-loss-lacks-common-logic-joe-concha%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=2612451&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>Washington Examiner columnist Joe Concha defended President Donald Trump\u2019s presence at the NBA Finals at the Knicks game, arguing that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-calls-travel-lid-for-wednesday-an-hour-after-bobulinski-interview-airs\/\" title=\"Biden Calls Travel Lid for Wednesday an Hour After Bobulinski Interview Airs\">fans<\/a> who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/did-biden-get-booed-bidens-make-creepy-video-appearance-at-super-bowl-tell-americans-to-wear-masks-and-get-vaccinated\/\" title=\"Did Biden Get Booed? Bidens Make Creepy Video Appearance at Super Bowl, Tell Americans to Wear Masks and Get Vaccinated\">booed<\/a> him either \u201cdon\u2019t know basketball\u201d or don\u2019t understand basic logic. He criticized the audience as coming from the \u201crichest 1%,\u201d saying they aren\u2019t representative of Trump\u2019s voting base, and noted Trump\u2019s small share of votes in Manhattan in 2024. Concha also argued that Trump has attended Knicks games since the 1980s and praised Whoopi Goldberg for defending him.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the Knicks\u2019 postseason outlook remains favorable, saying they still have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >home-court advantage<\/a> as they head to Game 4 and predicting they \u201cprobably will still win the series.\u201d  <\/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\"><em>Washington Examiner<\/em> columnist <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-concha\/\">Joe Concha<\/a> slammed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\">New York<\/a> Knicks fans who \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4600065\/trump-booed-nba-finals-msg\/\">booed<\/a>\u201d President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\/\">NBA<\/a> finals, calling out the \u201crichest 1%\u201d who didn\u2019t want Trump there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnybody who blames Donald Trump for being there for their loss, does not know basketball, does not know the Knicks, and certainly does not know basically anything about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-newsmax-one-america-news-are-noxious-garbage\/\" title=\"CNN: Newsmax, One America News Are \u2018Noxious Garbage\u2019\">common logic<\/a>,\u201d Concha said on Fox News\u2019s <em>Fox &#038; Friends First <\/em>Tuesday. <\/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\/entertainment\/4599115\/everybody-monster-till-you-talk-to-them-maher-charlie-kirk\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Everybody\u2019s a monster till you talk to them\u2019: Maher on Charlie Kirk<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4598505\/boebert-erupts-reporter-alleged-massie-affair\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018F*** you, first of all\u2019: Boebert erupts after reporter asks about alleged Massie affair<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3843927\/jeff-foxworthy-comedy-special\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Don\u2019t let me be the guy that\u2019s not funny anymore\u2019: Jeff Foxworthy opens up on his possibly final special<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Knicks lost Monday\u2019s game to the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha criticized the rich elite who attended the game, saying the people there were not part of Trump\u2019s voter base, \u201cthat was not exactly the lunch pail crowd.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3566140&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=24077e4e4a396324c5ecf130fe8ebf4e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said Trump only got a slim percentage of votes in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/manhattan\/\">Manhattan<\/a> in 2024, so \u201cnothing surprising there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis was the richest 1% of the top 1% of the 1% that were there.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha defended Trump\u2019s attendance at the game, saying Trump has been attending Knicks games since the 1980s. He also praised <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/whoopi-goldberg\/\">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a>, co-host of The View, for defending Trump as well. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnybody who is a Knicks fan should be there, you earn the right as a Knicks fan,\u201d Goldberg said. \u201cI don\u2019t care who you are, I don\u2019t have to like you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGood for Whoopi in that case, being honest and saying, \u2018Look, you can\u2019t criticize the guy in this case,\u2019\u201d Concha said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4599535\/stephen-smith-calls-trump-narcissistic-attend-knicks-game\/\"><strong>STEPHEN A. SMITH CALLS TRUMP \u2018NARCISSISTIC\u2019 FOR ATTENDING KNICKS GAME<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha said the Knicks still have home court advantage as they move on to Game 4 on June 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concha\u2019s prediction for the Knicks: \u201cThey probably will still win the series.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Concha criticized Knicks fans who booed Trump, saying they\u2019re the \u201crichest 1%.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4226,"featured_media":2612452,"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\/trumpnba.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[52093,11181,37014,3634],"class_list":["post-2612451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-joe-concha","tag-knicks","tag-sports-commentary","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trumpnba.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612451","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\/4226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2612451"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2612455,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2612451\/revisions\/2612455"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2612452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2612451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2612451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2612451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}