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The Spurs are finally on the board in the NBA Finals, and now we have a series. The Knicks saw their epic 13-game win streak end in Game 3 of the Finals on a chaotic night at Madison Square Garden, and the odds for Game 4 couldn’t be closer. The Knicks opened as 1.5-point favorites...
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“Alvarado’s sitting on some very rich guy," McAfee joked on the alternate broadcast of Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Dozens of enraged Knicks fans surrounded a Spurs fan on the streets and tore apart his Victor Wembanyama jersey after Monday night's squeaker loss.
President Donald Trump shut down midtown Manhattan Monday so he could take a nap at the NBA Finals. After getting loudly booed by attendees at Madison Square Garden, Trump was spotted snoozing in his box seats next to Knicks owner James Dolan and his granddaughter Kai Trump.DONALD TRUMP HAS FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE NBA FINALS IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. pic.twitter.com/rFrW6c4cME— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) June 9, 2026It seems that a tense game three between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs wasn’t enough to pique the president’s interest. It’s not particularly surprising, considering that Trump has repeatedly been seen dozing off during press conferences, bill signings, and Cabinet meetings, among other apparent instances of cognitive decline. Trump’s nap came amid his highly disruptive trip to Midtown at the taxpayer’s expense and New Yorkers’ apparent dismay. Authorities closed 10 blocks around Madison Square Garden to traffic and pedestrians ahead of Trump’s arrival. The Secret Service and TSA, along with the NYPD, heightened security protocols at MSG. Attendees were forced to arrive hours early, and without any bags. And perhaps worst of all, the New York Knicks were forced to cancel their rambunctious watch party outside the stadium. Clearly the vibes were off: the Knicks lost by four points, ending a 13-game winning streak.
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The former co-stars were spotted hugging each other on the Madison Square Garden Jumbotron as the New York-based team played the San Antonio Spurs.
President Donald Trump faced another round of jeers after insisting that he was not booed during a performance of the National Anthem at Game 3 of the NBA Finals.The 79-year-old became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game Monday night at the Madison Square Garden, where his hometown crowd booed him lustily before the New York Knicks lost their first game in the postseason, but Trump afterward insisted he heard only cheers when his face was shown on the screen inside the arena."I thought it was very good," Trump told reporters. "It was certainly amazing. I think mostly cheers. It was loud, and it was very enthusiastic."Social media users pounced on his claim as delusional."Sure, Donald, sure," posted widely followed X user Laura Reiser."Few things here," speculated HuffPost's Brandi Buchman. "He either: 1) knows he was booed and is saying this to infuriate people because their rage is his oxygen 2) has dementia 3) is a sociopathic narcissist with dementia 4) a mix of all of the above since he is psychologically and physically incapable of honesty.""Alternative universe," noted the widely followed Patriot Takes account."He should be in a maximum security prison and throw the key into a volcano but he's funny as f--- for this," opined writer Kylie Cheung."He's literally doing this," pointed out political analyst Drew Savicki, adding a "Simpsons" gif where the Mr. Burns character is assured a crowd is not booing but chanting his name as "Boo-urns.""Loud and very enthusiastic booing," agreed popular X user Annalea. "He doesn’t live in reality.""Which US president has ever talked like this openly in such a narcissistic, self-centered, self-serving way, like a common 12 year-old? Honestly," wondered Asia strategist Tom Logan."This man is a pathological liar," stated writer John Ledesma."Me me me me me me me. When is this going to end?" wondered retired solicitor Clive Wismayer.