Zohran Mamdani clarified he would be seated “in a very different section” from Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at Madison Square Garden before NBA Finals Game 3 on Monday. After videos of his arrival circulated online, social media users questioned whether he would be seated near President Donald Trump during the game.Zohran Mamdani clarified he would be seated “in a very different section” from Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden as both attended the high-profile NBA Finals Game 3 (AP)Mamdani, however, directly addressed the rumors before the game. Speaking to reporters, the mayor made it clear that if he attended the matchup, he would not be anywhere near Trump inside the arena.“I will be in a very different section of the stadium,” Mamdani said when asked about sharing the venue with the president.Shirin Gupta is a content producer with the Hindustan Times. She covers everything between politics, entertainment and sports at the US desk. Shirin got interested in political journalism during her time as a web editor at her college newspaper NCC News in Syracuse when she first started seeing the effects of national politics in life of her fellow colleagues.