U.S. President Donald Trump attends Game 3 of the NBA Finals, alongside his granddaughter Kai Trump and New York Knicks owner James Dolan, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, U.S., June 8, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- US President Donald Trump was met with repeated jeering as he became the first sitting American president to attend an NBA finals game on Monday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
Trump's attendance prompted authorities to impose a sweeping security perimeter around Madison Square Garden, shuttering roads to vehicular traffic and limiting pedestrian access to only ticket holders who were forced to make their way through just five checkpoints on their way to Game 3.
The discontent was palpable as Trump's motorcade solicited loud boos from onlookers as it neared the Garden.
The jeers grew more thunderous inside the venue when he was shown on the Jumbotron saluting in New York Knicks owner James Dolan's suite during the national anthem, prompting a loud chorus of "booo"s to emanate from the crowd.
Footage posted to social media showed that the scene was repeated outside the Garden during a watch party at nearby Bryant Park when throngs of Knicks supporters loudly booed the president when he was displayed on screen, with many vulgarly gesticulating.
The Knicks lost Game 3 115-111 to the San Antonio Spurs. They still lead the series 2-1. Game 4 will be held on Wednesday in New York.
-- BERNAMA-ANADOLU
*BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial*