By Ben Golliver, 2026-06-09 08:36:54
纽约——周一晚上，当纽约尼克斯队在麦迪逊广场花园主办与圣安东尼奥马刺队的总决赛第三场对决时，唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 成为了首位现场观看NBA总决赛的现任美国总统。
特朗普在跳球前抵达，并在包厢内与尼克斯队老板詹姆斯·多兰 (James Dolan)、几位内阁成员以及他的孙女凯·特朗普 (Kai Trump) 进行了交流。该包厢位于球馆下层看台的后方，四周环绕着防护玻璃，这是为了保障其出席而采取的几项额外安保措施之一。
身穿深色西装、系着红色领带的特朗普在奏国歌时起立向国旗致敬。当麦迪逊广场花园的大屏幕上短暂出现他的画面时，现场响起了嘘声。他在赛后对这种待遇付之一笑。
“我认为，现场大多是欢呼声，”他在赛后准备登上“空军一号”返回华盛顿前对记者说，“声音很大，而且非常热情。”
随着比赛悬念留到了最后一刻，特朗普一直待到终场哨响，最终马刺队以 115-111 险胜。
在麦迪逊广场花园举行的NBA总决赛第三场比赛开始前不久，唐纳德·特朗普总统在包厢内就座。（照片由 Al Bello/Getty Images 提供）
尽管特朗普与勒布朗·詹姆斯 (LeBron James) 等知名篮球巨星多年来在社交媒体上针锋相对，但NBA总裁亚当·肖华 (Adam Silver) 表示，总统是一位“真正的尼克斯球迷”，在这场自尼克斯1999年最后一次打进总决赛以来纽约最受瞩目的NBA比赛中，他“备受欢迎”。
“体育之所以如此特别，尤其是在人们存在如此多分歧的时候，是因为它能成为我们的共同点，”肖华在赛前接受ESPN《Inside the NBA》节目采访时表示，“我们应该寻找这些共同点，并以此为基础进行建设。”
“海军一号”直升机从特朗普位于新泽西州的家中飞往华尔街附近。降落后，总统车队在比赛开始前近一个小时抵达麦迪逊广场花园。特朗普遇到了一些做出粗鲁手势的人，还有一群人举着写有“特朗普必须下台”的标语。
球迷、媒体成员和球馆员工被要求提供门票或通行证才能通过各个检查站，并在到达时被指示通过金属探测器。大批特勤局特工和警察部署在球馆外的每一个角落。
马刺队后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox) 周一表示，特朗普的到来给“其他所有人带来了不便”，并指出他的球队计划比平时更早到达以通过安检。
“是的，这确实给球迷带来了一些不便，但环顾球馆，这里座无虚席，”肖华说，“大家都很配合，来得很早，通过了必要的额外安检。我认为我们应该利用体育来创造更多的社区归属感。”
尼克斯队主教练迈克·布朗 (Mike Brown) 表示，他在第三场比赛前住在了市中心的一家酒店，因为他的球队在总决赛期间是在麦迪逊广场花园训练，而不是在威斯特彻斯特县的训练设施。除此以外，布朗表示他往常的比赛日准备工作并未受到特朗普的影响。
“我的焦点只是接下来的事情以及我面前的任务，而第三场比赛现在就在我们面前，”他说，“我觉得我们的团队也是如此。”
马刺队主教练米奇·约翰逊 (Mitch Johnson) 也淡化了特朗普到场会让人分心的说法。
“我没有感到任何不便，”约翰逊说，“有很多事情在发生，我宁愿成为其中的一员，也不愿置身事外。”
纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼 (Zohran Mamdani)、洋基队传奇球星德里克·基特 (Derek Jeter)、前尼克斯队后卫林书豪 (Jeremy Lin)、导演斯派克·李 (Spike Lee) 以及演员提莫西·查拉梅 (Timothée Chalamet)、本·斯蒂勒 (Ben Stiller) 和蒂娜·菲 (Tina Fey) 等名流也现场观看了第三场比赛。
美联社对本报道亦有贡献。
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Trump becomes first sitting president to attend NBA Finals game
NEW YORK – Donald Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend the NBA Finals when the New York Knicks hosted the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the championship series at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
Trump arrived before tipoff and mingled with Knicks owner James Dolan, several members of his cabinet, and his granddaughter Kai Trump in a box suite. The suite, which was located at the back of the arena’s lower bowl, was surrounded by protective glass, one of several additional security measures enacted to facilitate his appearance.
Trump, dressed in a dark suit and a red tie, stood and saluted the flag during the national anthem, drawing boos when he was shown briefly on Madison Square Garden’s jumbotron. He brushed off the reception after the game.
“It was, I think, mostly cheers,” he told reporters after the game before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. “It was loud, and it was very enthusiastic.”
Trump stayed until the buzzer as the game went down to the wire, with the Spurs ultimately prevailing 115-111.
President Donald Trump settled into a suite shortly ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images
Though Trump and high-profile basketball stars such as LeBron James have exchanged social media barbs over the years, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the president was a “genuine Knicks fan” who was “welcome” at the most-anticipated NBA game in New York since the Knicks’ last Finals appearance in 1999.
“What makes sports so special, especially when there’s so much that divides people, is that it’s something we have in common,” Silver told ESPN’s “Inside the NBA” during a pregame interview. “We should look for those things we have in common and build off that.”
Marine One flew from Trump’s home in New Jersey to near Wall Street. After landing, the presidential motorcade arrived at MSG nearly an hour before the game started. Trump encountered some people making rude gestures and one group with signs that said “Trump must go.”
Fans, media members and stadium employees were required to provide a ticket or pass to get past various checkpoints, and they were instructed to pass through a magnetometer upon arrival. Secret Service personnel and police were positioned at every corner outside the arena in large numbers.
Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox said Monday that Trump’s presence made it “inconvenient on everybody else,” noting that his team planned to arrive earlier than usual to clear security.
“Yes, there’s some inconvenience to the fans, but looking around at the arena, it’s packed,” Silver said. “People listened, they came early, they got through the extra security, which is necessary. I think we should use sports to create more of a sense of community.”
Knicks coach Mike Brown said that he stayed at a downtown hotel before Game 3 because his team was practicing at Madison Square Garden rather than at its Westchester County facility during the Finals. Otherwise, Brown said his typical game-day preparations were not impacted by Trump.
“My focus is just what’s next and what’s in front of me, and Game 3 is front of us right now,” he said. “I feel our group is that way, too.”
Spurs coach Mitch Johnson also downplayed the notion that Trump’s presence was a distraction.
“I have not felt any inconvenience,” Johnson said. “There’s a lot going on, and I’d much rather be a part of it than not.”
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Yankees legend Derek Jeter, former Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, director Spike Lee, and actors Timothée Chalamet, Ben Stiller and Tina Fey were among the other notable attendees at Game 3.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
By Ben Golliver, via ESPN
