Trump says NBA is 'good entertainment' despite it being 'a little left-wing' after attending Finals

President Donald Trump became the archetypal sitting president to be an NBA Finals crippled connected Monday nighttime successful New York.

A autochthonal New Yorker, Trump attended Game 3 of the NBA Finals betwixt his hometown Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs, sitting successful a suite with members of his family, Knicks proprietor James Dolan, Bruce Blakeman and others, portion NBA Commissioner Adam Silver joined him later.

Trump criticized the NBA for being "highly political" successful 2020. NBA players were fixed the enactment to deterioration societal justness messages connected their jerseys, and galore players knelt for the nationalist anthem.

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President Donald Trump watches earlier Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals betwixt the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

"I anticipation shot and shot are watching and learning due to the fact that the aforesaid happening volition beryllium happening to them. Stand gangly for our Country and our Flag!!!" Trump posted to X connected Sept. 1, 2020.

Fox News Digital/OutKick asked Trump aft the crippled if helium felt the NBA had gone distant from its "left-wing" tendencies. But it appears that Trump volition enactment authorities to the broadside if it means watching immoderate bully ball.

"It's a small left-wing. I deliberation so, tends to beryllium a small left-wing. But it's large entertainment," Trump said.

Trump besides praised the NBA for getting "rougher" successful caller years, saying helium did not retrieve arsenic choky of defence 10 years ago.

President Donald Trump watches the commencement of Game 3 of the NBA Finals betwixt the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

SECRET SERVICE, TSA AND NYPD TRANSFORM MADISON SQUARE GARDEN INTO FORTRESS FOR TRUMP'S NBA FINALS VISIT

Trump received a monolithic absorption Madison Square Garden assemblage connected Monday, mostly successful opposition with however helium was received successful Florida for the assemblage shot nationalist championship.

Trump’s accomplishment successful New York progressive enhanced information passim the city. A information obstruction went up astir MSG. The Secret Service and much instrumentality enforcement officials performed their duties to the highest standard, which meant longer lines and hold times to get into the arena.

Watch parties successful the country were canceled, with NYPD claiming it was due to the fact that of information for Trump’s visit.

President Donald Trump watches the archetypal 4th of Game Three betwixt the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks during the 2026 NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York City connected June 8, 2026. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

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Trump has attended galore sporting events since opening his 2nd term, including the Super Bowl successful New Orleans 2 seasons ago, the Daytona 500, assemblage shot nationalist championship, the men's tennis U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup, among others.

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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