Trump knocked the ESPN commentator for warning that he'd muddy the vibes of the New York Knicks’ historic NBA Finals run.

‘You’d think Trump would be rooting for the Spurs,’ Kimmel quipped

Fans warned that the president's game day plans could deflate the Knicks' momentum as the team heads home with a 2-0 lead over the Spurs.

Fans warned that the president's game day plans could deflate the Knicks' momentum as the team heads home with a 2-0 lead over the Spurs.

A presidential historian says the president loves the attention, both in the arena and, especially, when millions of people are watching at home.

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An unpopular president returns to inconvenience a city that rejected him to watch a team that he never much cared for, writes Andrew Feinberg — just so he can be seen

Smith said Trump’s "selfish" attendance would worsen congestion in a city already dealing with large crowds for the New York Knicks’ NBA Finals home game.

Speaking on his SiriusXM radio show, Smith said he would prefer that Trump stay away from Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden.

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.

Even the New York Post got in on the fun.

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The president's "enthusiastic" claim about the arena crowd was met with disbelief.

‘He is disrupting everything the Knicks have been vibing with,’ Smith said on his podcast about Trump’s appearance

Fans already lost out on watch parties near Madison Square Garden due to Trump’s attendance

Washington Examiner's Joe Concha slammed New York Knicks fans who booed President Donald Trump at the NBA finals, calling out the “richest 1%.”

Dolan should've known Trump's presence would hijack attention from the night and complicate logistics for the NBA and deeply invested fans.

Trump knocked the ESPN commentator for warning that he'd muddy the vibes of the New York Knicks’ historic NBA Finals run.

Trump knocked the ESPN commentator for warning that he'd muddy the vibes of the New York Knicks’ historic NBA Finals run.

President Donald Trump and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith have engaged in a war of words focused on Trump's presence at Madison Square Garden.

Donald Trump is the first sitting president to attend the NBA Finals. Stephen A. Smith blamed the Knicks’ Game 3 loss on Trump’s presence.