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New York Knicks proprietor James Dolan whitethorn person jumped nan weapon erstwhile he said his championship-winning squad would beryllium White House bound.
Days aft winning nan team's first title successful 53 years, Dolan announced that nan team "receive[d] an invitation from nan White House, which we accepted."
"Still person to fig retired nan details, but, yes, of course, I invited nan president to travel down to nan game, right? He is simply a friend. I've known him for 30 years, and I'm very proud to bring nan squad to nan White House," Dolan said astatine nan time.
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Jalen Brunson of nan New York Knicks lifts nan Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award trophy aft defeating nan San Antonio Spurs successful Game 5 of nan NBA Finals astatine Frost Bank Center successful San Antonio, Texas. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
Well, Jalen Brunson is holding nan horses.
"That’s thing that we really haven’t discussed arsenic a team," Brunson told Variety successful a caller interview. "And truthful obviously, group are making assumptions and saying everything, but together we haven’t discussed it yet. And truthful we’ll transverse our span erstwhile we get to it."
The Knicks would beryllium nan first NBA squad to sojourn Trump successful either of his terms, a statement Brunson recovered "interesting."
President Donald Trump attended nan Knicks' Game 3 nonaccomplishment to nan San Antonio Spurs astatine Madison Square Garden. It turned retired to beryllium nan only nonaccomplishment for nan Knicks, who went connected to triumph nan NBA Finals successful 5 games.
President Donald Trump attends Game 3 of nan NBA Finals astatine Madison Square Garden. (Getty Images)
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Trump criticized nan NBA for being "highly political" successful 2020. NBA players were fixed nan action to deterioration societal justness messages connected their jerseys, and galore players knelt for nan nationalist anthem. During his travel to nan Finals, Trump said hoops was "a small left-wing" but "great entertainment."
Knicks prima Josh Hart has been captious of Trump successful nan past.
Dolan and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sewage into a warfare of words during nan Finals regarding watch parties. Dolan past appeared to return a changeable astatine Mamdani during nan team's triumph ceremony astatine City Hall and did his champion to stiff him successful a photograph opp.
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The Dolan-Mamdani beef is hardly new. The spat began during nan predetermination rhythm erstwhile Mamdani utilized nan Knicks logo for his campaign, and nan squad issued a cease-and-desist letter. The White House past utilized nan Knicks logo successful a station soon aft past year's predetermination to say, "Trump Is Your President." The Knicks reached retired to nan White House which past removed nan post.
President Donald Trump attended Game 3 of nan NBA Finals betwixt nan San Antonio Spurs and nan New York Knicks astatine Madison Square Garden connected June 8, 2026, successful New York City. Trump was joined by his granddaughter Kai Trump, Knicks proprietor James Dolan, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
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"The Knicks stay neutral connected governmental matters," nan squad said successful a connection astatine nan time. "We dream each our elected officials, whether existent aliases precocious elected, do a awesome occupation successful office."
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