Mayor Zohran Mamdani Buys $1,000 NBA Finals Ticket as Trump Attends Game 3
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Updated · NBC New York · Jun 8
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Buys $1,000 NBA Finals Ticket as Trump Attends Game 3
3 articles · Updated · NBC New York · Jun 8
Summary
Zohran Mamdani said he paid nearly $1,000 for a ticket to Monday’s first home NBA Finals game between the Knicks and San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden.
The mayor said he has no meeting scheduled with President Donald Trump, who is also expected at Game 3, though he added their conversations on serving the city would continue.
Trump’s attendance has tightened security around the arena: ticket holders were urged to arrive hours early, a no-bag policy is in force, and the NYPD and Secret Service set a perimeter several blocks wide.
That security plan also led officials to suspend the outside watch party, underscoring how the high-profile matchup has turned the Garden into both a sports and political stage.