Overview
- President Trump said during a Cabinet meeting that he expects to attend at least one New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden during the NBA Finals.
- Trump said Jim Dolan and “numerous people” invited him and that he intends to go after praising the Knicks’ roster and recent run.
- The Knicks reached the Finals by sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers, which ended a planned Wednesday appearance that Trump said he had to cancel because the series finished quickly.
- The team will face the Western Conference winner, either the San Antonio Spurs or the Oklahoma City Thunder, with some Finals games scheduled to be played at Madison Square Garden.
- Conservative commentary has framed Trump’s planned attendance as likely to provoke strong reactions from left-leaning media, illustrating how the event is being covered through partisan lenses.