Updated on: June 8, 2026 / 9:57 PM EDT / CBS/AP
Donald Trump was booed loudly by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens during the national anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night.
Trump was shown for several seconds giving a military salute. The boos ended when the U.S. flag followed him on the screens, and fans cheered when New York Knicks players were shown. Mentions of the San Antonio Spurs also elicited loud boos.
Trump is watching from Knicks owner James Dolan's suite, along with granddaughter Kai, personal adviser Boris Epshteyn and Cabinet secretaries Lee Zeldin, Sean Duffy and Doug Burgum. [He is the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/security-trump-madison-square-garden-nba-finals-knicks-spurs/).
Trump's Marine One helicopter flew from his home in New Jersey and landed near Wall Street before his motorcade made its way up through Manhattan and to the arena roughly an hour before tipoff. He encountered a handful of people making rude gestures, and outside the area, one group held signs saying "Trump must go."
He settled into Dolan's suite shortly afterward.
The Knicks overcame a slow start and took a 64-57 lead into the half. New York is two wins from its first championship since 1973.
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