President Donald Trump attended the NBA Finals at Madison Sq. Backyard throughout the Knicks’ championship run. Now, the workforce is making ready to go to the White Home.
Knicks proprietor James Dolan confirmed Wednesday on WFAN that the franchise has accepted an invite from the president, making New York the primary NBA champion to go to the White Home throughout both of Trump’s two phrases.
“We simply did obtain an invite from the White Home, which we accepted,” Dolan mentioned.
“We nonetheless have to determine the small print, et cetera, however sure, after all. Look, I invited the President to come back down for the sport. He’s a buddy. I’ve identified him for 30 years and I’m very proud to deliver the workforce to the White Home.”
The announcement follows on-line hypothesis that the Knicks had declined a go to.
A White Home official denied these stories, telling Vainness Truthful: “That is pretend information. The White Home congratulates the Knicks on their championship win and appears ahead to discussing a go to within the close to future.”
Trump, a longtime Knicks fan, turned the primary sitting president to attend an NBA Finals sport when he watched Sport 3 in New York.
After the Knicks secured their first title in 53 years, he praised the workforce on Fact Social, highlighting proprietor James Dolan and stars together with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Cities, OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson.
The Celtics had been the final NBA champions to go to the White Home, doing so in 2024 below President Joe Biden.
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— New York Put up (@nypost) June 17, 2026
