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Posted on 06/10/2026 6:00:21 AM PDT by Cronos
Donald Trump has been booed at a basketball match in New York as he became the first sitting US president to attend the NBA Finals.
The catcalls came after frustrated ticketholders waited for hours in queues that stretched more than two blocks outside Madison Square Garden on Monday due to the intense security restrictions that came with the US president's appearance.
The New York Knicks lost 111-115 to the San Antonio Spurs in game three of the best-of-seven NBA finals, cutting the Knicks' lead in the series to 2-1.
After the game, Trump told reporters: "It was, I think, mostly cheers. It was loud, and it was very enthusiastic."
Booing broke out on Monday evening when a camera showed Trump on large screens in the arena, saluting as a singer performed the national anthem.
Trump, who had been at his New Jersey golf club earlier in the day, flew to downtown Manhattan by taking the Marine One helicopter. He then travelled by motorcade to the venue.
Trump's arrival meant the streets around Madison Square Garden were shut down to foot and vehicle traffic. Thousands of New York Police Department officers and hundreds of Secret Service officers were deployed.
Metal barriers were put up at each block as sports fans faced an airport-style gauntlet of security.
For bars in the area showing the finals game, this would normally be a lucrative night. But the barriers stopped foot traffic and left many pubs empty.
Disgruntled Knicks fans as well as regular commuters struggled to navigate the celebrations.
One New Yorker told the BBC the high security was "killing the vibe of the Knicks".
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
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“Many fans weren’t able to afford tickets to the first series home game, with the cheapest online resale tickets going for more than $10,000 (£7,500) and going up to more than $100,000.”
Who pays that much???
So?
it’s new york.
they’d boo Jesus coming out of his tomb.
And cheers.
Only some freeloading refugee miggy would get excited about the President of the United States getting booed by New Yaks drug addicted rat piles. Shakshi Venkataraman is definitely not one of us. The idiot need to mind his/her own business. Save her crap for British politicians.
LOL. The liberal press has been salivating to write a story like this. I’d be surprised if Trump wasn’t booed at a Nicks game at any point in his political career. And as New Yorker, Trump would expect nothing less. Its like being a Philly fan. Any famous person who attends gets booed. And I mean anyone. Santa Claus got booed and pelted with snowballs. Fans in the Mid-Atlantic area just nasty and vicious.
Actually the boos are mostly MSM spin. I saw the video. So many cheered, very few boos.
They love communists though.
Why is this surprising….remember,, this is a city that just elected a communist.
He has all the right enemies! I would have been a little concerned if they had cheered.
Yeah, I’m sure BBC was deaf to the cheers and that there were a few boos made their day.
There were very loud USA chants.
The BBC lies.
Listen to the video. It was massive cheers. You can’t hate the media too much.
Very true…and the article says nothing of the cheers…imagine that.
THOSE WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY CHEATED THE SYSTEM FOR YEARS.
It’s a typical BBC hit piece. There was large contingent cheering, then the synchronized “USA!” chants started.
Of course, the BBC omits those parts. I’ve family in the UK that assert “nobody likes him”...why would they when this is all they hear?
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