U.S. President Donald Trump will attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks next Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York, The Athletic reported.
Trump, a New York native, claimed last week that Knicks owner, businessman James Dolan, had invited him to the game.
Don’t want to miss Knicks’ comeback
The Knicks are playing in their first NBA Finals since 1999, nearly three decades ago, an occasion Donald Trump doesn’t want to miss.
NBA sources confirmed to The Athletic, the New York Times sports supplement.
Since his return to power in 2025, Trump has become a regular at sporting events.
Something uncommon among U.S. presidents.
The Knicks owner invited him
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Trump was at the last U.S. Open tennis final in New York.
Won by Carlos Alcaraz over Jannik Sinner, and also attended the Ryder Cup golf tournament, his favorite sport.
The president has also attended other major events, such as the Super Bowl in New Orleans and the FIFA Club World Cup final in New Jersey.
As well as NASCAR’s Daytona 500 Miles or a UFC event in Miami, among others.
Four times more expensive than in San Antonio
Watching an NBA Finals game between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks at New York’s Madison Square Garden costs nearly four times as much as watching it at the Frost Bank Center in Texas.
The cheapest seat at the Frost Bank Center in San Antonio was selling for $958 on the online sales platform VividSeats on U.S. night on Sunday.
The most expensive tickets for the first chapter of these Finals reached $10,193 on the same platform.
Attending the third game, set for June 8 at Madison Square Garden in New York, cost a minimum of $4,258.
The most expensive tickets exceeded $38,500 (Filed under: Donald Trump to attend NBA Finals).
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