One of the grandkids of current US President Donald Trump has been criticised for her reaction to the 79-year-old's recent appearance at the 2026 NBA Finals.
Trump has been one of many famous faces to make an appearance at the latest edition of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.
His presence at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the Finals on Monday night caused much discussion in the sporting landscape as it meant he was the first-ever sitting US President to attend an NBA Finals game.
The decision for Trump to attend the third game of the series heavily angered Knicks supporters, however, as his plans meant there would be restrictions around and near the franchise's first home Finals match in 27 years.
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This led to increased security checks for fans lucky enough to have a ticket for the game, while traditional watch parties that usually take place around the venue were not permitted to go ahead.
Trump was not courtside for the game like most of the celebrities in attendance, as he was placed in a box suite alongside his granddaughter, Kai, and Knicks owner James Dolan. A few members of Trump's administration were also present in the MSG suite.
Donald Trump Booed During Game 3 of NBA Finals
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Knicks fans made their feelings clear towards Trump and his presence at Game 3 when the American national anthem was played before tip-off, as the president's appearance on the jumbotron was met with loud boos.
The reaction was heard clearly through the television broadcast of the game and quickly made the rounds on social media.
Kai Trump's recent social media post of her visit to the third Knicks and Spurs contest, however, has left users puzzled.
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Following Game 3, the 19-year-old posted a video on Instagram of her and the president standing for and singing the US anthem, with it captioned: "Thank you to 15SOF for capturing this special moment with my grandpa."
However, many users were quick to point out that the audio in the clip Kai posted was vastly different to the broadcast version as the boos could not be heard and singer Avery Wilson's rendition of the national anthem was not audible either.
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When he appeared on the big screen, the POTUS was heavily booed by the fans inside Madison Square Garden.
This led to many social media users calling her out, with one user saying: "Why isn't the national anthem playing in this clip? When I watched this clip LIVE, the anthem was playing and the boos were loud and clear. This is NOT an authentic clip."
Another responded by writing: "That's embarrassing changing the audio," while one user stated: "It's sad in a way that she had to change the audio from booing to cheers, my god are all the Trumps fibbers?"
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The Knicks would go on to lose the third game of the Finals and see the series be pulled back to 2-1 as the Spurs triumphed 115-111 in the Big Apple. Many Knicks fans lamented the current president and his administration's presence at the game as bad luck for the team and were against a reappearance for Game 4.
The Knicks faithful would have their wish granted, as Trump did not attend the fourth contest of the Finals on Wednesday night and a spectacular night for the home fans would follow.
The Eastern Conference champions produced a stunning Finals-record 29-point comeback to win 107-106 and be just a single victory away from a first NBA Championship since 1973.