亚当·肖华力挺唐纳德·特朗普的尼克斯球迷身份，称“欢迎”其现场观看NBA总决赛第三场
By Joe Vardon | The Athletic, 2026-06-04 21:38:27
The Athletic 正在为您带来 尼克斯对阵马刺 的 2026年NBA总决赛第二场 实时报道。
圣安东尼奥——NBA总裁亚当·肖华 (Adam Silver) 表示，美国总统来现场观看圣安东尼奥马刺与纽约尼克斯之间的NBA总决赛第三场“当然”是“受欢迎的”，尤其是这一场。
唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 总统周四告诉记者，他计划观看下周在纽约举行的第三场以及可能还有第四场的比赛。他将成为首位在任期内亲临总决赛现场的美国总统。上一位现场观看NBA比赛的在任总统是2015年的贝拉克·奥巴马 (Barack Obama)。
作为纽约市居民，肖华周四在回应有关特朗普计划出席总决赛的问题时，证实了特朗普的纽约背景以及他深厚的NBA渊源。
“在他竞选公职之前，他就是个忠实的尼克斯球迷，”肖华在谈到特朗普时说道。“我在联盟工作很久了。过去，我曾和他在现场一起看过很多场尼克斯的比赛。以前选秀大会还在麦迪逊广场花园举行时，他经常来参加，而且多年前我负责管理NBA娱乐公司（NBA Entertainment）时，他甚至还出演过我们‘我爱这比赛’（I love this Game）的宣传片。”
肖华于2014年接任总裁一职。在担任前总裁大卫·斯特恩 (David Stern) 的副手之前，他曾在21世纪初担任NBA娱乐公司的首席运营官。正如肖华所说，特朗普曾在2004年NBA的“我爱这比赛”宣传片中客串出镜。在这支广告中，这位未来的总统（当时还是真人秀明星）借用了他在节目《学徒》（The Apprentice）中的标志性台词说道：“我爱这比赛，如果你不爱，你被解雇了。”特朗普的这段镜头是在麦迪逊广场花园的底线附近拍摄的。
“我认为，体育尤其能让我们强调彼此的共同点，而不是分歧，”肖华说道。“它能创造一种归属感。我们在纽约就看到了这一点，我认为特朗普总统是个地道的纽约人，我很高兴又有一位纽约人想要参与到围绕这支尼克斯队的激情与喜悦之中。”
1999年NBA东部决赛尼克斯对阵步行者的比赛期间，唐纳德·特朗普坐在他未来的妻子梅拉尼娅·克纳斯 (Melania Knauss) 身边，该场比赛在印第安纳波利斯的市集广场球馆举行。(Jeff Haynes / AFP via Getty Images)
特朗普周四表示，他是受尼克斯老板詹姆斯·多兰 (James Dolan) 的邀请前往观看总决赛的。第三场比赛定于周一举行，第四场定于周三举行。
“我很早就是尼克斯球迷了，我也是吉姆·多兰的粉丝，”他说道。“他人很好，对吧？他渴望赢球很久了，他是个很有竞争心的人，他拥有一支不可思议的球队。我觉得他们今年季后赛还没输过球。你能想象吗？”（尼克斯目前已取得季后赛12连胜，本赛季季后赛战绩为13胜2负）。
特朗普表示，他观看了周二第一场比赛的开局，当时“情况看起来不太妙”，马刺在首节结束后以27-19领先。“文班（马刺球星维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)）是个伟大的球员。……你该怎么防他？他有7英尺5英寸高，投篮还那么好。但（尼克斯）找到了应对的办法。他们是一支伟大的球队，我为吉姆感到高兴。”
特朗普过去曾出席过几场备受瞩目的体育赛事，包括2025年超级碗、2025年美国网球公开赛以及2026年全美大学橄榄球季后赛冠军赛。这位作风高调的共和党人在他参加的三次总统大选中，从未在纽约州（一个偏向民主党的州）获胜。因此，如果或者当麦迪逊广场花园的大屏幕上出现他的画面时，现场很可能会夹杂着不少嘘声。
肖华表示，特朗普的预期出席不会削弱总决赛在球场上的重要性，并表示唯一可能让人分心的将是麦迪逊广场花园为总统采取的额外安保措施。
“我相信届时会有通知让大家提前入场，”肖华说道，“但我认为球迷们对此会非常理解。他们明白这更增添了这项赛事的重要意义。”
肖华表示，额外的安保措施“可能会带来一些不便”，但“归根结底，我认为纽约人根本不会介意这一点。”
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
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Adam Silver backs Donald Trump’s Knicks fan credentials, says he’s ‘welcome’ for Game 3 of NBA Finals
The Athletic has live coverage of Knicks vs. Spurs in Game 2 of the 2026 NBA Finals.
SAN ANTONIO — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said “of course” the president of the United States is “welcome” to attend Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and New York Knicks, particularly this one.
President Donald Trump, who on Thursday told reporters that he planned to attend Game 3 and also potentially Game 4, both in New York next week, would be the first sitting president to attend a finals game. The last sitting president to attend any NBA game was Barack Obama in 2015.
Silver, a New York City resident, vouched for Trump’s New York and NBA credentials on Thursday in response to questions about Trump’s planned attendance at the finals.
“Before he ever ran for office, he was a big Knicks fan,” Silver said of Trump. “I’ve been with the league for a long time. I was there at many Knicks games with him in the old days. He attended many of our drafts when they used to take place at Madison Square Garden, and he actually appeared in one of our ‘I love this Game’ spots when I was running NBA Entertainment years ago.”
Silver took over as commissioner in 2014. Before serving as deputy to former commissioner David Stern, he was chief operating officer of NBA Entertainment in the 2000s. As Silver said, Trump made a cameo in a 2004 “I love this Game” spot for the NBA. In the ad, the future president and, at the time, a reality TV star said, “I love this game, and if you don’t, you’re fired,” in a nod to the catch phrase from his show “The Apprentice.” Trump’s spot was filmed on the baseline at Madison Square Garden.
“I think sports in particular is something where we can emphasize what we have in common, not what pulls us apart,” Silver said. “It creates a sense of belonging. We’re seeing that in New York, and I think President Trump is very much a New Yorker and I’m thrilled that yet another New Yorker wants to participate in the enthusiasm and the joy around this Knick team.”
Donald Trump is pictured sitting next to his future wife, Melania Knauss, during a game between the Knicks and Pacers in the 1999 NBA Eastern Conference finals at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis. (Jeff Haynes / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump said Thursday that he was invited to the finals by Knicks owner James Dolan. Game 3 is set for Monday and Game 4 for Wednesday.
“I’ve been a Knick fan for a long time and I’m also a Jim Dolan fan,” he said. “He’s a nice guy, OK? He’s spent a long time wanting to win and he’s a competitive guy and he’s got a team that’s amazing. I don’t think they’ve lost a playoff game. Can you imagine that?” (The Knicks have won 12 straight playoff games and are 13-2 in this postseason).
Trump said he watched the start of Tuesday’s Game 1 and it was “not looking good,” as the Spurs led 27-19 after the first quarter. “Wemby’s (Spurs star Victor Wembanyama) a great player. … How do you guard this guy? He’s 7-foot-5 and he’s got a great shot. But (the Knicks) find a way to do it. They’re a great team, and I’m happy for Jim.”
Trump has attended several high-profile sporting events in the past, including the 2025 Super Bowl, the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament and the 2026 College Football Playoff championship game. The bombastic Republican also never won New York, a largely Democratic state, in any of the three presidential elections he ran in, and there are likely to be at least a mixture of boos when or if he is shown on the MSG video boards.
Silver said Trump’s expected presence wouldn’t take away from the magnitude of the finals on the court and said the only distraction would be the extra security at MSG for the president.
“I am sure there will be announcements about coming early,” Silver said, “but I think fans are very understanding of that. They recognize that it adds to the bigness of the event.”
Silver said the extra security “may be more of an inconvenience,” but “at the end of the day, I don’t think New Yorkers will mind that at all.”
By Joe Vardon, via The Athletic
