{"id":2358,"date":"2026-06-04T06:07:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2358"},"modified":"2026-06-04T06:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T06:07:05","slug":"amid-talk-of-trump-attending-nba-finals-game-in-new-york-silver-says-sports-can-be-unifying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2358","title":{"rendered":"Amid talk of Trump attending NBA Finals game in New York, Silver says sports can be unifying"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>SAN ANTONIO (AP) \u2014 There has been no announcement that President Donald Trump plans to attend an NBA Finals game at New York\u2019s Madison Square Garden next week, though Commissioner Adam Silver hinted at Trump\u2019s intentions Wednesday when he said sports remain something that unifies even in divided times.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2356\">MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred worries cap proposal could lead to repeat of 1994-95 strike<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Silver, without saying Trump\u2019s name, responded to a question about \u201cunique people\u201d coming to finals games in New York and how the league prepares for such events. The New York Post, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that Garden officials have \u201cperformed security walkthroughs\u201d in anticipation of a Trump visit.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3 of the series is Monday in New York, Trump\u2019s hometown. The series opened Wednesday in San Antonio, and Game 2 is there on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think what\u2019s really so special about sports in our society \u2014 and it\u2019s a little bit of a clich\u00e9, but our increasingly divided society, and that goes to people who will be attending the first home game at Madison Square Garden \u2014 it truly brings people together,\u201d Silver said. \u201cIt creates a sense of connectivity among people. It creates a sense of belonging, and I feel that every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The White House did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2354\">Phillies ace S\u00e1nchez\u2019s scoreless streak ends at 50 2\/3 innings, 3rd-longest in more than a century<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump is no stranger to major sporting events. He told reporters last week that Knicks owner James Dolan invited him to the NBA Finals and that he would have gone to Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals \u2014 but the Knicks needed only four games to win that series against the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called the Knicks\u2019 return to the finals for the first time since 1999 \u201cgreat to see.\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>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/raleighmovingnews.com\/?p=2352\">Wembanyama scores 26 but struggles from field in NBA Finals debut as Spurs fall to Knicks in Game 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP NBA: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/nba<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN ANTONIO (AP) \u2014 There has been no announcement that President Donald Trump plans to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2357,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2358","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Amid talk of Trump attending NBA Finals game in New York, Silver says sports can be unifying - 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