{"id":2615427,"date":"2026-06-17T23:14:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-knicks-accept-trumps-white-house-invite-after-nba-finals-win\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T23:15:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T03:15:04","slug":"new-york-knicks-accept-trumps-white-house-invite-after-nba-finals-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-knicks-accept-trumps-white-house-invite-after-nba-finals-win\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Knicks accept Trump&#8217;s White House invite after NBA Finals win"},"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%2Fnew-york-knicks-accept-trumps-white-house-invite-after-nba-finals-win%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=2615427&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>New York knicks owner James Dolan announced that the team has accepted President Donald Trump\u2019s invitation to visit the White House following their first NBA championship win as 1973. Dolan,who sat with Trump during Game 3 of the NBA Finals,revealed this during a radio interview,marking the first time an NBA champion visited the White House during Trump\u2019s presidency,as previous winners declined invitations. Trump, who attended an NBA Finals game at Madison Square Garden earlier this month &#8211; the first sitting U.S. president to do so &#8211; praised the knicks and their player Jalen Brunson. The White House confirmed they are open to a future visit, dismissing rumors that the team had declined the invitation. The Knicks had defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the Finals, securing their first title in over five decades.  <\/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\">New York Knicks owner James Dolan announced on Wednesday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >team accepted<\/a> President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2018s invitation for a historic visit to the White House after winning their first <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\" type=\"link\" id=\"washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nba\">NBA<\/a> championship since 1973 last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dolan, who sat with Trump at Game 3 of the NBA Finals, revealed the team accepted the president\u2019s invitation during an appearance on WFAN New York. The development marks the first time an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4607960\/trump-knicks-nba-finals-congratulations\/\">NBA championship team has gone to the White House<\/a> during a Trump term, as the previous five NBA champions crowned during his two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watchdogs-call-on-trump-to-release-visitor-logs-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Watchdogs call on Trump to release visitor logs - Washington Examiner\">administrations declined<\/a> to visit, starting in 2017. <\/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\/sports\/4611526\/rob-schneider-mlb-players-bible-verses-pride-hats\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rob Schneider offers to pay fines for MLB players warned for writing Bible verses on pride hats<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4610159\/fifa-clears-world-cup-referee-hate-symbol-ok-sign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>FIFA clears World Cup referee accused of making hate symbol<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4609303\/dana-white-michelle-obama-man-hokit\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Dana White condemns fighter who called Michelle Obama \u2018a man\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe still have to figure out the details, et cetera, but yes, of course,\u201d the coach <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/stations\/wfan\">said<\/a>. \u201cHe is a friend. I\u2019ve known him for 30 years, and I\u2019m very proud to bring the team to the White House.\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-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game when he watched the Knicks play the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden earlier this month. The game turned out to be the only loss in the series for the Knicks, who later went on to win it 4-1, defeating the Spurs to secure their first title in over five decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been a Knicks fan for a long time, and I\u2019m also a Jim Dolan fan,\u201d Trump said on June 4. \u201cHe\u2019s a nice guy, OK? He spent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/knicks-implement-strict-security-measures-with-trump-in-town-for-finals\/\" title=\"... implement &#039;strict&#039; security measures with Trump in town for ...\">long time wanting<\/a> to win, and he\u2019s a competitive guy. He\u2019s got a team that\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4609053\/knicks-championship-mvp-jalen-brunson-right-way\/\">KNICKS\u2019 CHAMPIONSHIP MVP DOES IT THE RIGHT WAY<\/a><\/strong><\/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\">The White House previously pushed back on rumors that the Knicks turned down the White House invitation after winning the NBA championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is fake news,\u201d a White House official told <em>Vanity Fair<\/em>. \u201cThe White House congratulates the Knicks on their championship win and looks forward to discussing a visit in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\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<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knicks owner Dolan says team will visit White House<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2615428,"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\/AP26160037483850.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7873,35777,34619,3634,32127],"class_list":["post-2615427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-sports-news","tag-trump","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26160037483850.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615427","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\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2615427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2615431,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2615427\/revisions\/2615431"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2615428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2615427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2615427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2615427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}