Spurs Coach Mitch Johnson Downplays Trump’s Game 3 Disruption as MSG Locks Down for NBA Finals
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Spurs Coach Mitch Johnson Downplays Trump’s Game 3 Disruption as MSG Locks Down for NBA Finals
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 9
Summary
Mitch Johnson said he had not felt any inconvenience from Donald Trump’s attendance at NBA Finals Game 3, pushing back after De’Aaron Fox said the security buildup disrupted players’ routines.
Fox said the Spurs had to send items early, leave on earlier buses and go through TSA-like screening before entering Madison Square Garden, where Trump arrived about 40 minutes before tipoff.
Madison Square Garden and midtown Manhattan were placed under heavy protection, with the NYPD, Secret Service and other agencies enforcing a frozen zone, extra checkpoints and a no-bag policy for fans.
The security operation followed a recent Penn Station stabbing and made Trump the first sitting U.S. president to attend an NBA Finals game, adding political attention as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the visit.