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AP Photo/Ryan Murphy New York Knicks fans unhappy after their team lost to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday evening aimed some of their frustration at President Donald Trump, accusing him of jinxing the team by attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals in person. The Knicks had won 13 straight games — a 46-day winning streak — including taking down the Spurs in San Antonio in the first two games of the best-of-seven series. That ended Monday night with the Spurs’ 115-111 win. Trump had already ruffled the feathers of some fans and local New Yorkers over his decision to attend the game, which triggered much stricter security protocols to protect a sitting president. The watch party outside Madison Square Garden that had been organized for previous games was cancelled because of the Secret Service’s security perimeter. Several blocks around Madison Square Garden were closed “to most pedestrian and vehicular traffic,” a “strict no-bag policy” was enforced, and fans were told to arrive at least two hours early. It all led to long lines and frustrated fans before the game, and many of them loudly booed Trump when he was shown on the Jumbotron during the singing of the national anthem. When video clips circulated during the game appeared to show Trump resting his eyes, it sparked a wave of mockery from his critics, accusing him of falling asleep as he has been accused of doing during recent Cabinet meetings and other White House events. The president’s possible nap time was viewed as especially egregious since the game was a nail-biter to the end. In the fourth quarter, the Spurs pulled ahead 111-104 with just under two minutes to play, but the Knicks got within two points after a 3-pointer by OG Anunoby, but then Stephon Castle dropped two free throws into the basket and the Spurs held on to that four-point lead for the last few seconds of the game. When the final buzzer sounded, social media users again flung insults, blame, and mockery in Trump’s direction. One video posted after the game showed Knicks fans in the street chanting “F*ck Donald Trump” in the aftermath of the loss. LIVE FROM NoDi: “FUCK DONALD TRUMP” #knicks pic.twitter.com/VCQE7TYPkw — Jeremy O. Harris (@jeremyoharris) June 9, 2026 California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) couldn’t resist the opportunity and shared a post about the Knicks losing along with a simple… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Who’s in the Background of That Photo?’ CNN’s Harry Enten Cites Crushin...
CNN data analyst Harry Enten reached all the way back to a 2006 New York Mets playoff game to suggest that President Donald Trump is a curse on New York sports teams. On Monday, Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks had won 13 games in a row and had not lost in 46 days. But instead of watching the Knicks take a commanding 3-0 lead, the 45th and 47th president saw New York lose for the first time since April 23 in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks. During the national anthem, the president was shown on the Jumbotron, prompting fans to shower him with boos, which a White House press pool report described as “thunderous.” A 14th consecutive win was not in the cards, as the Spurs beat the Knicks 115-111. Shortly after the game began, Enten appeared on The Source, where former Trump White House Communications Director Alyssa Farah Griffin said she would have advised against attending. “From a political standpoint, I would have advised him against this because the Knicks are on this incredible winning streak,” she said. “If he loses tonight, everyone is going to blame him. They’re going to say, ‘He jinxed it. He cursed it. His presence was a distraction.'” Enten chimed in to cite a 20-year-old wound for some New York fans: I would just say, as a born-and-bred New Yorker, I was in my childhood, a big New York Mets fan. Of course, they play in Queens. This is where Donald Trump is from. And there is this infamous photo. I would argue during my lifetime, the best chance the Mets ever had to win a World Series was in 2006. They ran through that regular season. They had a very big Game 7 of the 2006 NLCS. Carlos Beltran was at the plate at the bottom of the ninth inning. And what happens? Carlos Beltran takes a called strike three. Mets lose. And what is the photo? Who’s in the background of that photo? No other than Donald John Trump looking down in maybe the exact same suit he is wearing tonight. If they don’t win, I tell you, the New York Knickerbocker fans are gonna hold it against them forever. The Mets lost that game to the St. Louis Cardinals,… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘TRUMP HAS FALLEN ASLEEP’: President’s Critics Shred Him for Appearing to ...
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein President Donald Trump drew mockery and criticism Monday evening as video clips appearing to show him resting his eyes during an NBC Finals game quickly spread on social media. Trump, who turns 80 on June 14, is the oldest person in U.S. history to become president. As his second term has progressed, he has repeatedly appeared to nod off during Cabinet meetings, press briefings, Oval Office gatherings, and other ceremonial and official events. The White House has vociferously bashed these reports, and the president himself has insisted he is extremely healthy and was not sleeping. Democrats and critics of the president remain unconvinced. Trump’s presence Monday evening at the NBA Finals Game 3 matchup between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs was polarizing from the moment the news broke about a week ago that he intended to attend. This year marks the Knicks’ first appearance in the Finals in 27 years and the team returned home after sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of the best-of-seven series. The increased security protocols required for a presidential appearance were predicted to create a nightmare for fans and local New Yorkers, worries that proved to be well-founded when the watch party outside Madison Square Garden, as had been organized for previous games, was cancelled because of the Secret Service’s security perimeter. Several blocks around Madison Square Garden were closed “to most pedestrian and vehicular traffic,” a “strict no-bag policy” was enforced, and fans were told to arrive at least two hours early. It all led to long lines and frustrated fans before the game, and many of them loudly booed Trump when he was shown on the Jumbotron during the performance of the national anthem. Almost two hours into the game, video clips began circulating online showing Trump in a suite, seated closely next to Knicks owner James Nolan, as well as his eldest granddaughter Kai Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. In the video, Trump is seen seated with his hands clasped in front of him, an nonreactive expression on his face. His eyes seem to drift close and his breathing is steady. Nolan reacts to the gameplay below them as a referee’s whistle blows, shaking his head as Trump’s eyes partially open before closing again for a few moments, and then Trump opens his eyes again and sits back a little in… [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - Trump Watches Knicks Lose for First Time in 46 days, Team’s Winning Streak End...
AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin The New York Knicks had not lost a game for 46 days, and on Monday, the 45th and 47th president showed up to watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals from the owner’s box in Madison Square Garden. The Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of the best-of-seven series in San Antonio, pushing their incredible postseason winning streak to 13 games. On Monday, they looked to take a virtually insurmountable 3-0 lead. During the singing of the national anthem before Game 3 of the NBA Finals, President Donald Trump was booed as few presidents had been jeered before as he stood saluting the flag from Knicks owner James Dolan’s box. A White House press pool report described the booing as “thunderous.” It was the first NBA Finals game at the Garden since 1999. After falling behind early, the Knicks stormed back and took a 64-57 lead going into halftime. But San Antonio outscored New York by 11 in the second half and downed the home team 115-111. Trump’s presence created chaos outside the arena in the lead-up to the game. The Knicks told fans to arrive at the Garden at least two hours before tipoff because of “TSA-style” screening screening procedures. The team also said it would enforce a “strict no-bag policy.” Additionally, a security fence has been erected outside the venue, and a scheduled watch party outside MSG has been canceled. Also, the NYPD closed the streets between West 30th and West 35th from Sixth to Eighth Avenue. People in the area will not be allowed to travel east or west, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said, adding that the security measures would remain in place even if the president left the game early. The post Trump Watches Knicks Lose for First Time in 46 days, Team’s Winning Streak Ends at 13 first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago - ‘What a Dumbass’: Knicks Player’s Old Tweets Bashing Trump Go Viral Ahead ...
AP Photo/David J. Phillip Two six-year-old tweets by New York Knicks player Josh Hart went viral ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday for his blunt views about President Donald Trump. This year marks the Knicks’ first appearance in the Finals in 27 years as Hart and his teammates returned home Monday after sweeping the San Antonio Spurs in the first two games of the seven-game series. But when news broke last week that the president wanted to attend as well, it incited a wave of criticism over worries the enhanced security protocols would create a nightmare for fans and locals. Those worries proved to be well-founded when the watch party outside Madison Square Garden, as had been organized for previous games, was cancelled because of the Secret Service’s security perimeter. Several blocks around Madison Square Garden were closed “to most pedestrian and vehicular traffic,” a “strict no-bag policy” was enforced, and fans were told to arrive at least two hours early. It all led to long lines and frustrated fans before the game, and many of them loudly booed Trump when he was shown on the Jumbotron during the performance of the national anthem. Hart may have felt solidarity with the booing fans, according to several resurfaced tweets he wrote in 2020. In September 2020, Trump bashed the NBA for being “highly political,” and claimed it was the reason that people were “tired of watching” and why ratings were “WAY down, and they won’t be coming back.” People are tired of watching the highly political @NBA. Basketball ratings are WAY down, and they won’t be coming back. I hope football and baseball are watching and learning because the same thing will be happening to them. Stand tall for our Country and our Flag!!! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 1, 2020 “I hope football and baseball are watching and learning because the same thing will be happening to them,” Trump added. “Stand tall for our Country and our Flag!!!” Hart shared Trump’s tweet along with a blunt comment of his own. What a dumbass. https://t.co/XoSQrMrAkz — Josh Hart (@joshhart) September 1, 2020 “What a dumbass,” wrote Hart. A little more than two months later, on November 7 — the day that CNN and several other media outlets called Pennsylvania for Joe Biden, putting him over the 270 Electoral College votes… [TheTopNews] Read More.4 hours ago - Maddow Gleefully Dunks on Trump for Getting Booed During National Anthem: ‘Jus...MS NOW’s Rachel Maddow could not get enough of New York Knicks fans booing President Donald Trump on Monday night. Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, which hosted its first Finals game in 27 years. This year’s series features a rematch of the 1999 Finals, as the Knicks face the San Antonio Spurs. During the national anthem, the president was shown on the Jumbotron and on TV screens at home, and fans rained down boos upon him as he saluted the flag. Before the game, fans also booed Trump’s motorcade as it headed toward the Garden, and Maddow was all too happy to show that clip as well – twice, stating: Do you want to see the warm, warm welcome the president of the United States got tonight when he decided to pretend to be a basketball fan [laughing] because he wanted to go to the NBA Finals in New York tonight? Do you want to see how much New Yorkers appreciated Donald Trump making them all come to the game hours early, forcing everyone to go through tons of extra screening, forcing New York City to cancel the public, free viewing parties they had planned outside Madison Square Garden, just specifically, so Trump could be there in person, even though he’s only ever talked trash about the NBA and doesn’t appear to have been an actual fan at all, at least for decades? Do you want to see the big, warm New York welcome that actual Knicks fans gave him when he arrived at the venue tonight? Maddow rolled a clip of the president’s motorcade arriving and reacted, “When they’re waving at you with just one finger, it doesn’t mean the same as another kind of wave. She then went on to note that in 2024, Trump received just 17% of the vote in Manhattan. “Not 70%, 17%,” she said. “Do you want to see him arriving at the garden one more time? Just one more time? Here it is.” She played the motorcade snippet again before playing the image of the president being booed at the game. “This was him being booed inside the venue when people spotted him during the national anthem,” the host said. “Just kinda smile through it,” Maddow said before mimicking Trump. “‘Maybe they have a nickname for me that has an ‘oo’ sound in the… [TheTopNews] Read More.5 hours ago
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