{"id":2612591,"date":"2026-06-09T18:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-commissioner-makes-hakeem-jeffries-look-silly-for-knicks-cheap-shot-on-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:01:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T22:01:49","slug":"watch-nba-commissioner-makes-hakeem-jeffries-look-silly-for-knicks-cheap-shot-on-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nba-commissioner-makes-hakeem-jeffries-look-silly-for-knicks-cheap-shot-on-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: NBA Commissioner Makes Hakeem Jeffries Look Silly for Knicks Cheap Shot on Trump"},"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\">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%2Fwatch-nba-commissioner-makes-hakeem-jeffries-look-silly-for-knicks-cheap-shot-on-trump%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=2612591&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>The article argues that Democrats have been claiming President Donald Trump is only pretending to be a fan of the New York Knicks, largely because of the team\u2019s success in the NBA playoffs.It says this claim doesn\u2019t hold up as Trump has attended Knicks games for decades, pointing to old footage from Madison Square Garden (including events from the 1994 NBA Finals) and also earlier public remarks and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for ...\">social media posts<\/a> showing<\/a> his longstanding interest in the team.<\/p>\n<p>It then describes how House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries mocked Trump\u2019s Knicks fandom before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, suggesting Trump was just inserting himself for attention and even making an analogy between \u201cKarl Rove\u201d and Knicks player \u201cKarl-Anthony Towns.\u201d The article counters that the NBA\u2019s commissioner, Adam Silver, rejected that insinuation when asked about Trump\u2019s presence-saying Trump has been a \u201cfixture\u201d at Knicks games, that he\u2019s welcome at events, and that Trump is in fact a genuine Knicks fan.The piece adds that conservative commentators viewed Silver\u2019s remarks as a broader move away from politicizing sports.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For weeks now, Democrats have been trying to convince Americans that President Donald Trump is somehow faking being a fan of the New York Knicks \u2014 simply because of the team\u2019s run in the NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-kathy-hochuls-attempt-bash-trumps-ny-knicks-fandom-backfires-makes-humiliating-blunder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The argument<\/a> has not made anysense, as Trump has been attending Knicks games for decades.<\/p>\n<p>There are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/1994-nba-finals-clip-resurfaces-showing-trump-knicks-game-hochul-questioned-fandom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">videos<\/a> of him at Madison Square Garden dating back years before he ever ran for president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hadn\u2019t seen this before: President Trump at Game Three of the 1994 NBA Finals with the Knicks taking on the Rockets. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6xvVsqFONy\">pic.twitter.com\/6xvVsqFONy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rich Luchette (@richluchette) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/richluchette\/status\/2064140736899981767?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There are also old public comments and social media posts, such as the one below from 2012, proving his interest in the team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JLin7?\">@JLin7<\/a> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/derek-jeter-enters-the-baseball-hall-of-fame\/\" title=\"Derek Jeter Enters The Baseball Hall Of Fame\">special player<\/a>. He makes watching the Knicks fun. I think he can lead the Knicks far this season. <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/yMg6pWWC\">http:\/\/t.co\/yMg6pWWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JLin7?\">@JLin7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDonaldTrump\/status\/172372255513395200?\">February 22, 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>None of that stopped House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries from taking a shot at Trump ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York City on Monday night,<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries \u2014 a New Yorker, like Trump \u2014 suggested the president is only showing up because he wants attention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt also is not clear to me that Donald Trump is a big Knicks fan,\u201d Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<p>He then mocked the president by wondering aloud whether Trump knew the difference between Karl Rove \u2014 the George W. Bush White House adviser and Republican political commentator \u2014 and Knicks big man Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hakeem Jeffries: \u201cIt also is not clear to me that Donald Trump is a big Knicks fan. I mean does this guy even know the difference between Karl Rove and Karl-Anthony Towns?!? I don\u2019t think so. He\u2019s just injecting himself into the NBA Finals because he always has to bring the MAGA\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zwcZurlflm\">pic.twitter.com\/zwcZurlflm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Breaking911\/status\/2064065259153801272?\">June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It was the kind of line that probably sounded clever to whoever wrote it for the high-ranking Democrat.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that reality is in the way for every Democrat who doubts Trump\u2019s history with the game and support for his team.<\/p>\n<p>Before the game Monday night, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was asked about Trump\u2019s attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Silver did not hesitate to tell the NBA tipoff crew what he thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s welcome to be here,\u201d Silver said. \u201cWhat makes sports so special, especially when there\u2019s so much that divides people, is it\u2019s something that we have in common.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWe should look for those things that we have in common and build off that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Silver then said Trump was a \u201cfixture\u201d at Knicks games before he was president.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Trump coming to Madison Square Garden<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s welcome to be here. What makes sports so special, especially when there\u2019s so much that divides people, is it\u2019s something that we have in common.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1GaRv4uvur\">pic.twitter.com\/1GaRv4uvur<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/2064141486531440745?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then came the statement that completely demolished the Democratic talking point.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo he\u2019s a genuine Knicks fan,\u201d Silver <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/2026\/06\/08\/adam-silver-praises-president-donald-trump-game-3-appearance\/90467099007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, sports superfan and conservative commentator Clay Travis noted that Silver\u2019s remarks had ramifications far beyond Game 3 of the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote that it was moment that sports might start recovering from the political correctness that has dominated the biggest professional sports leagues for a decade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is a complete repudiation of the entire woke sports era, which Silver arguably started in the NBA when he pulled the all star game out of Charlotte to protest a trans bathroom bill in North Carolina. Remarkable pivot here. Good for Silver.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClayTravis\/status\/2064140363112083786?\">June 9, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a complete repudiation of the entire woke sports era,\u201d he wrote, blaming Silver at least partially for the politicization of sports for pulling the 2017 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/feature\/nbc-out\/nba-pulls-all-star-game-out-charlotte-over-hb2-n614466\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA All-Star Game<\/a> out of North Carolina over the Tar Heel State\u2019s efforts to protect women\u2019s public restrooms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRemarkable pivot here,\u201d he wrote. \u201cGood for Silver.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funny part about this petty little saga of Democrats claiming Trump is faking basketball fandom is how revealing it has been.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats in Washington are largely incapable of believing that someone they dislike could enjoy something for reasons unrelated to politics.<\/p>\n<p>Everything they do is a calculated stunt or a platitude, so doubting the fact that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-county-orders-restaurants-to-keep-tvs-off-as-outdoor-dining-resumes-and-super-bowl-approaches\/\" title=\"Los Angeles County Orders Restaurants To Keep TVs Off As Outdoor Dining Resumes And Super Bowl Approaches\">sports fan<\/a> from New York supports New York sports teams can\u2019t possibly register to people driven by hate and division.<\/p>\n<p>Trump didn\u2019t need a focus group to tell him to love basketball, or to support his hometown team, and it\u2019s breaking liberals\u2019 brains.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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