Knicks or Spurs

Originally posted by: tom

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Reaction to President Trump was mixed as even USA today admits.  It didn't help that he was shown with James Dolan who nobody likes

 

President Donald Trump was met with a seemingly mixed response from attendees at Madison Square Garden. Trump became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game on June 8, as the New York Knicks hosted the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3. When he was shown on screen during the national anthem, the president seemed to receive a smattering of both cheers and boos from the crowd

 

Now for the facts 

 

The 5 block area surrounding the Garden had limited access (not 10),  People with either game or train tickets were allowed in.  Only 1 entrance to Penn Station was closed and all the trains were running.  Screening was typicalfor a sporting event as bags are checked and people have to go thru metal detectors.  For MLB games and othere events only plastic see thru bags are allowed in.

 

Everybody got in well before tipoff.

 

For comparison to name a few, street bigger shutdowns happen all the time in NYC.  When the US president is in town, whenever he is on the move streets are randomly shutdown with little notice.  On NYE streets are shutdown starting in the morning from 37th street to 59th and from 6th Ave to 8th Ave (much bigger area than last night..  Once people enter the secuirty zone nobody is allowed out.

 

For a championship parade on the Canyon of Heroes in lower Manhattan that area is shutdown for hours.

 

Street fairs on 6th and 8th Ave are a regular event with those avenues shutdown with limited crosstown access.

 

Then there are the parades.  5th Ave is shutdown most of the day from the 30's where the marchers line up to 86th st,  Crosstown traffic is limited.

 

For the Radio City Tree lighting 46th to 52nd st is closed to traffic from 5th to 6th Ave.

 

All this without hysterical ranting from the media.

 

More importantly an exciting game with the Spurs ending the Knicks winning streak  Missing their first 10 three pointers in the 4th quarter sealed the loss for the Knicks.

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Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

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Re stupid Tom's lies: access and entry to MSG was choked off and restricted to TSA-style checkpoints. Ticket holders reported a 2 to 4 hour wait just to get through the checkpoints.

 

The nearby watch party, a major event and a MSG tradition, was canceled because of the Turd, disappointing thousands of fans.

 

Trump was cheered by a few people. Then, he was loudly booed by almost everyone.

 

A basketball game is not a parade. It occurs in one building at a single location and is therefore much less disruptive than a parade, which travels dozens of blocks. So any comparison is stupid. Though maybe stupid Tom realizes that the Turd's motorcade had the same effect as a parade.

 

The Turd's unwarranted and selfish appearance made the game a much worse experience for tens of thousands of spectators. That's beyond dispute.

 

Stupid, Trump-licking Tom.

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Originally posted by: David Miller

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 Only a moron would be unable to expect for there to be delays, confusion and negativity towards President Trump after he gave the naysayers ample time to disrupt his being at the game when he announced his intention to attend the game well in advance of the game. This is what these cretins do. Like lying Lewis, they welcome every opportunity - real or imagined - to spew lies and discourse. These people are delusional, mentally unfit to be judgemental - they possess a hatred that defies reason. 

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Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis

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So something awful that Trump does is perfectly swell as long as he announces it ahead of time?

 

Yeah, before Trump raped all those teenage girls, he announced his intentions to do so. So...fine n' dandy.

 

And you cheered for both the rapes and the MSG disruptions!

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Originally posted by: David Miller

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   Just another verification of how sick you are.

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Originally posted by: tom

 

 

President Donald Trump was met with a seemingly mixed response from attendees at Madison Square Garden. Trump became the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game on June 8, as the New York Knicks hosted the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3. When he was shown on screen during the national anthem, the president seemed to receive a smattering of both cheers and boos from the crowd

 

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