NEW YORK, June 8 : Irate ticketholders booed U.S. President Donald Trump as they waited in lines more than two blocks long outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, where a strict, airport-style gauntlet of security was in place as the Republican became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals.

Trump’s scheduled attendance Monday at Madison Square Garden prompted a security crackdown including a no-bag policy and a ban on watch parties outside of the venue

The president watched the game from the owner’s box alongside Knicks owner James Dolan and a few other members of his cabinet.

The president will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden—and inconvenience tens of thousands of New Yorkers.

Donald Trump is set to be the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game. Trump is expected to be at Madison Square Garden on Monday night for Game 3 between the…

Victor Wembanyama helped the San Antonio Spurs reignite the NBA Finals on Monday with a win over the New York Knicks, while US President Donald Trump's appearance at Madison…

Donald Trump is set to be the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game.

New Yorkers gave the US president a frosty welcome home at the match, as protesters hit the streets.

Several videos circulating on social media claim the crowd booed the president as his motorcade pulled up, while others show a mix of cheers and boos.

The US president’s NBA Finals attendance brings added hype and security to Madison Square Garden as the New York Knicks vie for their first championship in years.

The president shut down large swathes of Manhattan ahead of his arrival at Game 3 of the NBA Finals, with a steel ring erected around the famous arena and watch parties canceled.

Donald Trump was booed by the Madison Square Garden crowd at Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Trump's decision to attend Game 3 of the NBA Final was controversial for Knicks fans, some of whom feared he would jinx what has been an epic playoff run.

The President's attendance at the game, the first finals matchup the New York Knicks have hosted in 27 years, has drawn backlash from fans.

Donald Trump was loudly booed when he was shown on the video screens at Madison Square Garden on Monday night before Game 3 of the NBA finals

NEW YORK, June 8 : Irate ticketholders booed U.S. President Donald Trump as they waited in lines more than two blocks long outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, where a strict,…

NEW YORK, June 8 : Basketball fans greeted U.S. President Donald Trump with a chorus of loud boos on Monday, as the Republican became the first sitting U.S. president to attend…

Trump, a native New Yorker, was booed louder than the Spurs ahead of Monday's NBA Finals Game 3.

Donald Trump attended Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on Monday as a guest of Knicks owner James Dolan.

The president’s appearance at the game caused hours of security screenings for the thousands of fans hoping to get in the arena

Crowd boos erupted as Donald Trump appeared on the big screens.