Overview
- Owner James Dolan said Wednesday that the New York Knicks received and accepted an invitation from the White House for a team visit to celebrate their 2026 NBA title.
- Dolan emphasized his long friendship with President Donald Trump and said logistics still need to be worked out, with the date, travel party size and who will attend not yet finalized.
- New York Attorney General Letitia James reminded players on Thursday that attendance is a personal choice and said she would respect any decision by individuals not to go.
- Coverage has already revived a 2020 anti-Trump tweet by guard Josh Hart, a development that feeds questions about whether all players will join the trip.
- If the visit happens it would be the first NBA champion meeting with President Donald Trump since he returned to office, a move that will shape security planning for the city’s celebrations and draw varied media and public reaction.