{"id":1683,"date":"2026-05-28T13:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1683"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:37:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:37:25","slug":"trump-says-he-has-been-invited-to-watch-the-knicks-play-in-the-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1683","title":{"rendered":"Trump says he has been invited to watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump is planning to get an up-close look at the hottest team in basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1681\">France\u2019s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump told reporters on Wednesday that New York Knicks owner James Dolan has invited him to the NBA Finals, when the Eastern Conference champion Knicks host either the Oklahoma City Thunder or the San Antonio Spurs next month at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>New York, which is riding an 11-game postseason winning streak after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference finals, is scheduled to host Game 3 on June 8 and Game 4 on June 10.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, a New York native, said he initially planned to attend Game 5 of the conference finals at MSG before the Knicks finished off the Cavaliers in four games. The president called Dolan a \u201cgreat guy\u201d and marveled at New York\u2019s run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoy, what a team,\u201d Trump said. \u201cThey have some really great players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump called the club\u2019s return to the finals for the first time since 1999 \u201cgreat to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1679\">Italy seizes gold, luxury villas and cash tied to Sicilian Mafia drug-trafficking gains<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Knicks have really suffered for years,\u201d Trump said to laughter. \u201cThey\u2019re doing (well) right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump has routinely dropped in on prominent sporting events during his time in politics. He\u2019s taken in the College Football Playoff championship and caught a prime-time NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the New York Jets just days before the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks have a history of having high-profile celebrities sit courtside at MSG, including filmmaker Spike Lee, who has clashed with Trump in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=1677\">Family member of Charlotte 6-year-old killed in child neglect case \u2018ecstatic\u2019 about upcoming House oversight committee hearing<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 President Donald Trump is planning to get an up-close look at the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1682,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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