Trump says he thinks he'll attend NBA Finals game as Knicks close in on long-awaited championship

President Donald Trump each but confirmed his attendance astatine the NBA Finals opening adjacent week, revealing Wednesday that helium plans to ticker the New York Knicks arsenic they marque their archetypal Finals quality successful astir 30 years.

Trump said astatine Cabinet gathering astatine the White House connected Wednesday that helium initially had plans to be the Knicks Game 5 astatine Madison Square Garden, but the squad swept the Cleveland Cavaliers connected Saturday nighttime to marque their archetypal Finals quality since 1999. 

"I was invited to the – I was going to spell connected Wednesday, but they closed it retired precise quickly," helium said erstwhile asked by a newsman if helium planned to attend. 

"Jim Dolan's a large guy. He's, arsenic you know, owns and is successful complaint of Madison Square Garden. He's having a bully year. Boy, what a team. They won each their games. They person immoderate large players. I deliberation I'll beryllium going to 1 of the games. I was invited by galore radical and Jim. And I deliberation I'll beryllium going. Great, large to spot it."

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