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President Donald Trump waves to fans as he arrives at Madison Square Garden ahead of NBA Finals game 3 between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs in New York City on June 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Imges
President Donald Trump is attending Game Three of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs on June 8, the first sitting president to attend an NBA championship game.
The U.S. Secret Service announced that roads surrounding Madison Square Garden in New York City will face closures.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
