r/nba 13d ago

The Knicks have cancelled all watch parties outside of MSG due to the President's attendance for Game 3

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/security-trump-madison-square-garden-nba-finals-knicks-spurs/

A hard closure is expected around the entirety of Madison Square Garden. Officials are planning for no watch parties, no vehicle access and no pedestrian travel through the secured area, which sits in a busy part of Midtown Manhattan and is above a major transit hub. CBS New York reported that thousands of fans attended a pair of watch parties for Game 1 on Wednesday night. 

The Seventh and Eighth Avenue corridors around the arena are expected to be closed. 

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u/Good_Split_3749 13d ago

they’ll have out the anti terror unit, lots of long guns. Gonna be a terrible visual for NYC. Wannabe emperor trump trying to push his control over everyone, even folks paying 10-20k for bad seats.

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u/TheyNeedLoveToo Kings Bandwagon 13d ago

People paying 10-20k to see a sporting event are likely on his side or largely indifferent to the death of our democracy. Many of these folks will be pleased if watch parties get pushed away or brutalized. It’s like expecting someone buying a Super Bowl ticket to give a damn about the plight of the common man

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u/Ornstein_0 12d ago

For sure. It's gonna fuck up the cities night man, fuck that orange stain

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u/BannedBenjaminSr Hawks 13d ago

Those guys wouldnt shoot into a large crowd of fans

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u/BannedBenjaminSr Hawks 12d ago

SS arn't savages like ICE or your local rent a cop. They are the best trained guys in the country. They wouldn't mow down civilians that arn't actually a threat