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President Donald Trump may plan on drawing attention to himself by seeing the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden for the 2026 NBA Finals, but one former Knicks player and politician says he will never upstage Knicks fans.Trump is “second fiddle” to the main attraction because "the people are there to see these two teams play," former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) told CBS News on Monday. "And what is compelling about the teams are the values they display like unselfishness, discipline, resilience, the kind of things that we need more of in our world at large."Bradley spent 10 seasons in the NBA playing for the Knicks, winning two titles in the 1969-1970 and 1972-1973, which are also the last championships that the Knicks ever picked up."If you think of your teammate first and yourself second, that's an important thing that the Knicks today and the Knicks in the past demonstrate," Bradley explained when asked what the current Knicks time has in common with the ones for which he played. "If you're disciplined, you're not just flying off but you're playing to plan; that's another thing. So this is not rocket science. It's what a team does if they want to be a champion. And I think this team has the makings of a champion."He also said that Madison Square Garden is a special place to play because of the attitude and behavior of the fans."They applaud the pass that leads to the pass that leads to the basket,” Bradley said. “They applaud boxing out on rebounds. They applaud the subtleties of the game. And they are deeply enthusiastic and loyal and dedicated to their team, and I think you'll see that in the arena tonight, as you have in all the other games."The Knicks are currently ahead of the San Antonio Spurs with two wins to their zero wins, and the first team to win four games are declared champions."If the Knicks go in 3-0, I mean, I know I'm gonna be there on that fourth game expecting them to be crowned champions that night,” Bradley said. “And there'll be millions of other people who will think the same thing."Bradley clearly hopes that his team will be able to deliver the goods for their longtime fans, who have waited more than half a century for this moment."It gives them something to hope for,” Bradley said. “It gives them something to believe in."When Trump shows up on Monday night, it is widely expected that he will be greeted with a chorus of boos. According to the Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond, Trump is "widely expected to be showered with boos" even though he was invited by Knicks owner James Dolan."Some sports fans and analysts have urged Trump not to attend the game — commentator Stephen A. Smith said it would create an unnecessary spectacle — or pledged to jeer the president," Barrett explains in the Post. "Online betting services also predict Trump will be booed in his visit to deep-blue New York City and the Knicks' arena, Madison Square Garden. The team's fans are famously unforgiving — quick to taunt rival players, the team's own stars and recent New York mayor Eric Adams just days after his inauguration."Barrett concluded, "As an added frustration, Trump's presence will create logistical hurdles for the roughly 20,000 other attendees, who have been told to arrive at least two hours before tip-off because of the enhanced security measures that follow the president."
President Donald Trump may plan on drawing attention to himself by seeing the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden for the 2026 NBA Finals, but one former Knicks player and politician says he will never upstage Knicks fans.Trump is “second fiddle” to the main attraction because "the people are there to see these two teams play," former Sen. Bill Bradley (D-NJ) told CBS News on Monday. "And what is compelling about the teams are the values they display like unselfishness, discipline, resilience, the kind of things that we need more of in our world at large."Bradley spent 10 seasons in the NBA playing for the Knicks, winning two titles in the 1969-1970 and 1972-1973, which are also the last championships that the Knicks ever picked up."If you think of your teammate first and yourself second, that's an important thing that the Knicks today and the Knicks in the past demonstrate," Bradley explained when asked what the current Knicks time has in common with the ones for which he played. "If you're disciplined, you're not just flying off but you're playing to plan; that's another thing. So this is not rocket science. It's what a team does if they want to be a champion. And I think this team has the makings of a champion."He also said that Madison Square Garden is a special place to play because of the attitude and behavior of the fans."They applaud the pass that leads to the pass that leads to the basket,” Bradley said. “They applaud boxing out on rebounds. They applaud the subtleties of the game. And they are deeply enthusiastic and loyal and dedicated to their team, and I think you'll see that in the arena tonight, as you have in all the other games."The Knicks are currently ahead of the San Antonio Spurs with two wins to their zero wins, and the first team to win four games are declared champions."If the Knicks go in 3-0, I mean, I know I'm gonna be there on that fourth game expecting them to be crowned champions that night,” Bradley said. “And there'll be millions of other people who will think the same thing."Bradley clearly hopes that his team will be able to deliver the goods for their longtime fans, who have waited more than half a century for this moment."It gives them something to hope for,” Bradley said. “It gives them something to believe in."When Trump shows up on Monday night, it is widely expected that he will be greeted with a chorus of boos. According to the Washington Post reporter Dan Diamond, Trump is "widely expected to be showered with boos" even though he was invited by Knicks owner James Dolan."Some sports fans and analysts have urged Trump not to attend the game — commentator Stephen A. Smith said it would create an unnecessary spectacle — or pledged to jeer the president," Barrett explains in the Post. "Online betting services also predict Trump will be booed in his visit to deep-blue New York City and the Knicks' arena, Madison Square Garden. The team's fans are famously unforgiving — quick to taunt rival players, the team's own stars and recent New York mayor Eric Adams just days after his inauguration."Barrett concluded, "As an added frustration, Trump's presence will create logistical hurdles for the roughly 20,000 other attendees, who have been told to arrive at least two hours before tip-off because of the enhanced security measures that follow the president."U.S. President Donald Trump watches a match during the UFC 327 event at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida, U.S., April 11, 2026.
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Iranian military and energy-linked figures accused of threatening maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, as Western governments scramble to reopen one of the world’s most critical energy corridors without widening the war in Iran. The post EU Sanctions Iran as European Allies Ask Trump to Back Hormuz Demining Mission appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s open defiance in striking Iran against President Trump’s demands for a ceasefire adds to growing divisions between the U.S. and Israel over the way forward on the war in the Middle East. Trump and Netanyahu have moved in lockstep in major military operations against Iran, and the president has delivered…
Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to Benjamin Netanyahu after renewed strikes between Israel and Iran threatened to reignite conflict in the Middle East.
President Donald Trump's new comments on the timeline and exit strategy for the Iran war in his explosive interview with NBC's Kristen Welker are the exact last thing the soldiers fighting for America wanted to hear, retired Army Lieutenant General Mark Hertling told MS NOW's Alicia Menendez on Monday.He weighed in during a discussion that also included Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), himself a retired Marine veteran.So far, Moulton argued, Trump's only objective that he has achieved is that "we're not talking about Jeffrey Epstein," to which Menendez noted that MS NOW does still, in fact, devote time to the Epstein saga and the network should "walk and chew gum at the same time."She then turned to Hertling. "In the past, when presidents have taken us into a war, they have, at a minimum, communicated. They have sold that war to the American people. That is not what this president is doing." She continued that in Trump's interview with Welker, he "failed to answer the questions every soldier eventually asks: What are we trying to achieve? How will we know when we have achieved it? And when are we done? Without answers to those questions? Deployments begin to feel indefinite.""If you are a servicemember right now, in day 100 of this war, what are you thinking? How is morale?" she asked.Hertling said that when Welker asked Trump if he'd return our troops home, he said even though it "cost us very little" to keep them there forever, he'd only keep them "until such time as we have a completion.""From a soldier's perspective, that is cringeworthy," said Hertling. "I've experienced this in Iraq when we were extended for a three-month tour beyond our 12 months in 2004, and it was very difficult to tell not only our soldiers who were expecting to go home. And in fact, a third of our soldiers were already home, and we had to bring them back when we were extended." This is the same kind of thing our troops will be expecting when they hear these remarks, he said.And ultimately, he added, there's not going to be any "completion" in Iran except perhaps "a draw.""He believes that the military can solve all problems," said Hertling. "And unfortunately, if that's all you're using, it becomes a hammer. But every problem isn't a nail." - YouTube www.youtube.com
"The people are there to see these two teams play," Bill Bradley said of President Trump's plan to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday night.