Yahoo Sports reports: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver pushed back on the idea that Donald Trump’s Game 3 appearance at Madison Square Garden was just a political stunt, pointing instead to his long New York Knicks history. Trump’s visit has been one of the loudest subplots around the Knicks’ first home NBA Finals game in 27 years.
sports | sports | Yahoo Sports | June 9, 2026 1:23 AM
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver silences Donald Trump’s critics with a ‘genuine’ Knicks fan statement
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver pushed back on the idea that Donald Trump’s Game 3 appearance at Madison Square Garden was just a political stunt, pointing instead to his long New York Knicks history. Trump’s visit has been one of the loudest subplots around the Knicks’ first home NBA Finals game in 27 years.
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