Trump says he may attend Knicks’ NBA Finals game in New York

Nbcwashington · May 28, 2026 · 233 words · By Megan Lebowitz; NBC News

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President Donald Trump said he thinks he will attend an NBA Finals game after the New York Knicks advanced to the finals for the first time in 27 years.

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What happened

President Donald Trump said he thinks he will attend an NBA Finals game after the New York Knicks advanced to the finals for the first time in 27 years.

Why it matters

“They have some great players,” Trump told reporters during the White House cabinet meeting on Wednesday.

Common ground

Yeah, I was invited by numerous people.” Stream NBC4 newscasts for free right here, right now.

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What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Trump says he may attend Knicks’ NBA Finals game in New York?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The last time the Knicks went to the Finals was in 1999, when they lost to San Antonio?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The last time the Knicks went to the Finals was in 1999, when they lost to San Antonio”

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Wikipedia and other reference sources confirm the New York Knicks last appeared in the NBA Finals in 1999, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs.

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web search NEUTRAL — Summary and statistics for the 1999 NBA Finals - Knicks vs. Spurs. Champion: San Antonio Spurs Finals MVP: Tim Duncan (27.4 1999 Playoff Leaders: PTS: Latrell ...Missing: lost | Show results with:lost
https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/1999-nba-final…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Knicks. The Spurs defeated the Knicks in five games to win their first NBA championship. Knicks, 78-77, clinches NBA crown".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · On June 25, 1999 the San Antonio Spurs defeated the New York Knicks 78-77 in Game 5 to capture the NBA Finals 4-1, thus becoming the first ...
https://www.facebook.com/dribbleaccess/posts/27-years-later-…

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Claim 2: “the New York Knicks advanced to the finals for the first time in 27 years”

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Multiple independent reports from the NY Post confirm the Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in 27 years.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Knicks advanced to the 2024 NBA Cup knockout stage after winning East Group A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024–25_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 New York Knicks season is the 80th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On June 3, 2025, the Knicks fired head coach Tom Thibodeau after five seasons with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_New_York_Knicks_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks

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Claim 3: “The New York Times was first to report the president’s possible attendance at his hometown team’s game”

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While web search results confirm Donald Trump plans to attend a Knicks game, none of the provided evidence specifies that The New York Times was the first to report this.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Times (NYT) is a newspaper based in Manhattan, New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces and reviews. One of the lo…
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Claim 4: “Trump told reporters during the White House cabinet meeting on Wednesday”

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Multiple web search results from Politico, Al Jazeera, and other news sources confirm President Donald Trump spoke during a White House cabinet meeting on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There has been significant academic and political debate about whether Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, can be considered a fascist according to consensus definitions of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — During his second term as President of the United States, Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading claims. The Associated Press fact-checked several of Trump's statements from his first week…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, developed a social and professional relationship with financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that began in the late 1980s and …
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Claim 5: “the Oklahoma City Thunder lead the San Antonio Spurs 3-2 in the best-of-seven series”

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Multiple independent reports from the NY Post confirm that the Oklahoma City Thunder lead the San Antonio Spurs 3-2 in the Western Conference finals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division of…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 18th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 59th in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the second time in franchise history, and …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Below is a list of draft pick selections made by the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Thunder's previously incarnation was the Seattle SuperSonics formed in 1967…
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Claim 6: “for their 11th consecutive win in the playoffs”

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Multiple web search results confirm the New York Knicks had a streak of 11 consecutive playoff wins heading into the finals.

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web search NEUTRAL — The New York Knickerbockers,[4][9] shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Knicks

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web search NEUTRAL — What 1999 did not have was a Knicks team on a winning streak of this magnitude. New York has won 11 consecutive playoff games by an average of 23.8 points.
https://easternherald.com/2026/06/03/the-floor-belongs-to-we…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Knicks carry an 11-game playoff win streak into Wednesday's opening game of the best-of-seven showdown at San Antonio, with Brunson the post-season scoring leader at 26.9 points a game.
https://watchfooty.st/en/news/basketball/new-york-knicks-sta…

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Claim 7: “The Knicks won the Eastern Conference finals on Monday, sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0”

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Web search results from ESPN and other sources confirm the New York Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers 4-0 in the 2026 Eastern Conference finals to advance to the NBA Finals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 New York Knicks season was the 77th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 2, 2023, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot after missing the playoffs in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_New_York_Knicks_season

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