Whoopi Goldberg Defends Trump, Mamdani at Knicks' 2-0 Finals Game 3
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 8
Whoopi Goldberg Defends Trump, Mamdani at Knicks' 2-0 Finals Game 3
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 8
Summary
Whoopi Goldberg said Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani had "earned the right" to attend Game 3 at Madison Square Garden because both are longtime Knicks fans and New Yorkers.
ABC's "The View" aired fan objections to both men attending, but Goldberg dismissed claims they could jinx the team, saying the focus should stay on the Knicks' first home Finals game since 1999.
Trump said Knicks owner James Dolan invited him, while Mamdani is expected to attend separately and has said he will not sit with the president.
Security around Trump's visit already altered the event: officials canceled a planned watch party outside the arena and added enhanced screening for fans.
The political flare-up lands as New York returns home with a 2-0 lead over the Spurs, turning a rare Finals night at the Garden into a broader culture-and-security story.