A watch party outside the team’s home court won’t be held for Game 3 of the NBA Finals because President Donald Trump plans to attend.
A spokesperson for the NYPD said Sunday that the decision was made in coordination with the Secret Service.
“There will be watch parties at other locations,” the department said. “We are currently determining where they will be.”
A city permit application for a watch party outside Madison Square Garden was not granted, a NYPD spokesperson said.
Trump told reporters last month after the Knicks advanced to the Finals — the first time since 1999 — that he had been invited to attend their home games.