President Donald Trump became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game on Monday night in New York.A native New Yorker, Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals between his hometown Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, sitting in a suite with members of his family, Knicks owner James Dolan, Bruce Blakeman and others, while NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined him later.Trump criticized the NBA for being "highly political" in 2020.NBA players were given the option to wear social justice messages on their jerseys, and numerous players knelt for the national anthem.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMPresident Donald Trump watches before Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 8, 2026.
(Al Bello/Getty Images)"I hope football and baseball are watching and learning because the same thing will be happening to them.Stand tall for our Country and our Flag!!!" Trump posted to X on Sept.
1, 2020.Fox News Digital/OutKick asked Trump after the game if he felt the NBA had gone away from its "left-wing" tendencies.But it appears that Trump will put politics to the side if it means watching some good ball."It's a little left-wing.
I think so, tends to be a little left-wing.But it's great entertainment," Trump said.Trump also praised the NBA for getting "rougher" in recent years, saying he did not remember as tight of defense 10 years ago.President Donald Trump watches the start of Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 8, 2026.
(Samuel Corum/Getty Images)SECRET SERVICE, TSA AND NYPD TRANSFORM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN INTO FORTRESS FOR TRUMP'S NBA FINALS VISITTrump received a massive reaction Madison Square Garden crowd on Monday, mostly in contrast with how he was received in Florida for the college football national championship.Trump’s arrival in New York involved enhanced secur...