Donald Trump Watched the Knicks Game 3 From Inside a Bulletproof Glass Box
“Real fans waited 30 plus years for it,” Anthony Martinez from New Jersey said. “Hopefully he doesn’t show up for game four, and you know we get to enjoy it outside.” Yishai Berkowitz, another New Jerseyan, seemed conflicted about it all. “I don’t know how it’s supposed to work,” he said. “The president should be able to come…to have a watch.” The outcry, he suggested, was partly manufactured. “People today are much more internet focused,” Berkowitz said, “because if they were really fans, they would be here anyway.” Monique Cuebas from the Bronx was just happy to be a part of the moment—to catch a glimpse of Trump, even from a distance. “I didn’t see him,” she said, “but I saw his shape,” noting that anything involving billionaires and millionaires provides her a sense of “hype.” Cuebas suggested Trump’s real motivation for attending the game was that “he likes the attention,” but that didn’t bother her. Trump certainly drew attention—much more so than Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who sat in the nosebleeds with state lawmakers and …