Trump loudly booed at Madison Square Garden before Knicks-Spurs NBA finals game

President Donald Trump attends Game Three of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 8, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump was loudly booed at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Monday night before the start of game three of the NBA Finals between the home team Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. The boos were thunderous in the Garden when Trump was shown on the Jumbotron with Knicks owner James Dolan in a suite well above the court during the playing of the National Anthem. The boos turned to cheers when the Jumbotron's focus turned to Knicks star Jalen Brunson shown standing on the court. Trump's attendance at the game caused waits of two hours or more for ticket-holding fans to enter the famed arena in Midtown Manhattan after security screening. The president's motorcade passed signs that read "Nobody wants you here" and "Trump must go," as it moved from lower Manhattan up the FDR Drive and over to the Garden. Two other signs "Impeach. Convict. Remove." When the motorcade pulled up to the Garden, people standing along the street booed it, while others waved American flags.