Game 3 of the NBA Finals began at 8:30 p.m. and New York City was hours early

A man on roller skates dressed head-to-toe in Knicks orange and blue spins two basketballs: one on the fingers of his left hand, the other atop the unmistakable red of a “Make America Great Again” flag mounted on a white pole. Across the street, no more than 30 yards away, chants for former Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin erupt from The Rutherford’s rooftop bar. Lin is one of several guests of ...