{"id":390,"date":"2026-06-09T17:38:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=390"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:38:10","slug":"trump-claims-nba-finals-crowd-cheered-him-after-thunderous-booing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=390","title":{"rendered":"Trump Claims NBA Finals Crowd Cheered Him After \u201cThunderous\u201d Booing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<!-- begin partial\/series-card --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><i><span>Truthout is a vital news source and a living history of political struggle. If you think our work is valuable, <\/span><\/i><i><span>support us with a donation<\/span><\/i><i><span> of any size.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=388\">Judge Blocks Trump Administration\u2019s $100K H-1B Visa \u201cFee\u201d as Unlawful<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump ventured to Madison Square Garden in his hometown of New York City on Monday night to watch Game 3 of the NBA Finals \u2014 where he was met with overwhelming boos from the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s face was shown on the Jumbotron in center court during the early part of the National Anthem. As he stood saluting from a private box, the camera turned its attention on him, prompting roaring boos from the crowd. Trump appeared to smirk slightly at the response.<\/p>\n<p>Another angle of the incident demonstrated just how loudly the crowd was booing. Mere seconds after showing Trump\u2019s face, the Jumbotron switched scenes, resulting in the crowd quieting. <\/p>\n<p>Trump stayed for the entire game, which featured the San Antonio Spurs taking on the New York Knicks. At one point, he appeared to fall asleep in the middle of what was, by most accounts, a thrilling back-and-forth contest. <\/p>\n<p>Beyond Trump\u2019s deep unpopularity \u2014 and the fact that his far right politics clash with New York\u2019s generally more progressive values \u2014 the booing may have been a response to the disruption caused by the president\u2019s appearance at the venue. Heightened security for the president meant that fans had to arrive hours earlier than usual. Entire blocks in downtown Manhattan were closed off to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. And an area where Knicks fans have regularly congregated for watch parties during the NBA playoffs was also closed, with that evening\u2019s event canceled entirely to address security concerns. <\/p>\n<p>Anticipating the increases in security that could interfere with watching the game, sports commentator Stephen A. Smith panned Trump\u2019s decision to watch the game in person.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a problem with any politician \u2014 any politician \u2014 that shows up, causes delays and interferes with these watch parties buzzing all over NYC,\u201d Smith said in a post on X. \u201cIt\u2019s not political. It\u2019s about the @nyknicks and the vibe this city has going. Anyone who messes with that needs to not show up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The boos for Trump continued outside of the arena. As his presidential motorcade departed, dozens, perhaps hundreds, of fans booed there, too. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=386\">House Rejects Ro Khanna\u2019s Effort to Block US-Israel Military Integration<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s presence at the game exacerbated fans\u2019 disappointment when the Knicks fell to the Spurs, breaking the Knicks\u2019s 13-game winning streak. For sports fans who regularly observe \u201ccurses\u201d that affect their favorite teams\u2019 performances, Trump\u2019s return to New York left some wondering whether he was to blame for the loss. <\/p>\n<p>Despite the boos and anger from fans at the game and outside the arena, Trump claimed in remarks to press that he had support from people at the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI thought it was amazing,\u201d Trump said, adding that he believed he received \u201cmostly cheers\u201d from a \u201cvery enthusiastic\u201d crowd. <\/p>\n<p>Media observers noted otherwise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to see how much New Yorkers appreciated Donald Trump?\u201d <em>MS NOW\u2019s <\/em>Rachel Maddow said on her program that evening. \u201cMaking them all come to the game hours early, forcing everyone to go through tons of extra screening, forcing New York City to cancel the public-free viewing parties they had planned outside Madison Square Garden, just specifically so Trump could be there in person, even though he\u2019s only ever talked trash about the NBA and doesn\u2019t appear to have been an actual fan at all, at least for decades?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After showing video of the fans booing, Maddow added: \u201cWhen they\u2019re waving at you with just one finger, it doesn\u2019t mean the same as another kind of wave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even a White House press pool report from <em>The Washington Times<\/em>, a publication that is typically friendly to Trump, noted that he \u201cwas thunderously booed when he was shown on the Jumbotron during the National anthem,\u201d contradicting Trump\u2019s rosy assessment of how he was received. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was loud and long, but quickly changed to cheers when the camera quickly panned to Jalen Brunson on the court,\u201d <em>The Times <\/em>reported. <\/p>\n<p>New Yorkers aren\u2019t the only ones unhappy with Trump. , published the morning after Game 3\u2019s conclusion, shows that only 35 percent of Americans approve of Trump\u2019s handling of the presidency, while 60 percent disapprove.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/smartmovinghome.com\/?p=384\">Under Mamdani, New York Will Open a Free Child Care Center for City Workers<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump\u2019s appearance led to the closure of streets and the cancellation of a popular outdoor viewing event of the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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