{"id":755094,"date":"2026-06-07T18:48:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/755094\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T18:48:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T18:48:28","slug":"trump-visit-cancels-knicks-msg-watch-party-for-nba-finals-game-3-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/755094\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump visit cancels Knicks MSG watch party for NBA Finals game 3 Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/06\/06\/msg-secret-service-tighten-security-knicks-finals-game-trump\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">plans to attend Game 3<\/a> of the NBA finals means fans won\u2019t be able to gather outside Madison Square Garden to cheer the Knicks on, NYPD officials decided Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2026\/06\/05\/city-approves-knicks-watch-party-outside-madison-square-garden-for-game-2-of-nba-finals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an estimated 7,000 spectators<\/a> flooded W. 33rd St. outside the Garden but revelers will have to take advantage of the multitude of smaller watch parties around the city for Monday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be no watch party outside MSG on Monday,\u201d NYPD officials said in a statement. \u201cThis decision was made is coordination with the Secret Service. There will be watch parties at other locations, which are currently being determined.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The move comes as MSG announced strict security measures for ticket-holders planning to see the Knicks take on the Spurs \u2014 including \u201cTSA-style screening procedures\u201d and a strict no-bag policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFans should make every effort to limit personal items to an absolute minimum,\u201d the Garden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DZQwGqPRE0k\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced in a social media post<\/a> Saturday. \u201cGuests are strongly advised to arrive at least two hours before tip-off to allow additional time for screening and entry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyautosizes lazyload\" alt=\"President Trump arrives in Morristown, NJ on Friday. \" width=\"7875\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26157029163106.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"9099240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AP Photo \/ Mark Schiefelbein<\/p>\n<p>President Trump arrives in Morristown, NJ on Friday. (AP Photo \/ Mark Schiefelbein)<\/p>\n<p>A list provided by the Secret Service of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secretservice.gov\/prohibiteditems\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">prohibited items<\/a> include weapons of any kind, ammunition, aerosols, drones, explosives, laser pointers, selfie sticks, recreational motorized mobility devices, bicycles, balloons, animals other than service or guide animals, and glass, thermal or metal containers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, a Knicks fan, has said he was invited to attend a playoff game by team owner James Dolan, who has donated to Trump\u2019s political campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Trump\u2019s plans to attend Game 3 of the NBA finals means fans won\u2019t be able to gather&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":755095,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[7,12124,165,2679,3487,9876,92648,6,1136,7295,8642,57484,42810,67,3559,66],"class_list":["post-755094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-basketball","tag-crime-and-public-safety","tag-latest-headlines","tag-local-news","tag-manhattan","tag-national-news","tag-national-politics","tag-nba","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-new-york-news","tag-new-york-politics","tag-news","tag-politics","tag-sports"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116710323525439480","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755094"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755094\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/755095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}