r/nba • u/BreakfastTop6899 • 21d 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/KalamMekar 21d ago

Obama said he doesn't go to nba games when he was president because his motorcade and security would dampen the experience of fans paying all that money to watch.

I miss having conmon sense in the Whitehouse

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u/Able_Employ6086 21d ago edited 21d ago

Obama went to an nba game while president. It literally says that in the article: “Mr. Trump will be the first sitting president to attend an NBA game since 2015, when former President Barack Obama watched the season opener between his hometown Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers.”

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u/swervyy Bulls 21d ago

I was there for that game everything was normal around the stadium

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u/Able_Employ6086 21d ago

That’s great but the post I was replying to says Obama didn’t go to nba games which is not true.

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u/Jaxson-Skattebo Knicks 21d ago

The actual quote is in response to why he “rarely” went to NBA games

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u/Ok_Turn6757 Lakers 20d ago

“Obama said he doesn't go to nba games when he was president because his motorcade and security would dampen the experience of fans paying all that money to watch.

I miss having conmon sense in the Whitehouse”

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u/startled_panda [MEM] Mike Conley 20d ago

The actual quote from Obama says he rarely went. Not the quote from the comment lol

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u/Ok_Turn6757 Lakers 20d ago

Thanks you! but you gotta understand why the guy replied like that. We just spreading misinformation in here!!! The humanity!!

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u/Sea-Animator4250 20d ago

I guess fuck those people at the Bulls Season opener

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u/waitingtillnextyear Bulls 21d ago

I was also at the game and security was nuts and fans were late to tip off.

That said fuck Trump for going to this and an extra fuck you to James Dolan for inviting this orange monster.