Fans boo Trump during NBA Finals game between Knicks and Spurs
President Donald Trump was booed when he appeared on the screen before Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at Madison Square Garden.
Hours after President Donald Trump was booed at the Knicks’ final game on Monday night, he claimed the crowd was “mostly” rooting for him.
Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals and was seen on the jumbotron during the national anthem. There was heavy booing.
The president gave a different version of events, telling reporters after the game that he received a generally positive reaction when he appeared on television cameras.
“You mean when they put cameras on me? I thought that was pretty cool,” the president told reporters in New York City.
“It was definitely amazing. I think it was mostly cheering. It was loud and very enthusiastic.”
The president was sitting in a suite with his granddaughter Kai and several Trump administration officials, including Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino.
Tight security measures were in place at Madison Square Garden as the president attended the game. These tactics included TSA-like screening of attendees and the cancellation of large viewing parties outside the stadium.
Mayor Zoran Mamdani also attended the match, but the president said the two did not meet.
