Stephen A. Smith Requests Donald Trump to 'Stay Home' And Avoid Attending the NBA Finals

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President Donald Trump is heading to Madison Square Garden on Monday. He mentioned recently that James Dolan invited him to the iconic arena to witness the New York Knicks host the San Antonio Spurs.

But Trump’s announcement didn’t sit well with Stephen A. Smith. ESPN publicly made an unusual plea this week, asking Trump to skip Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Make no mistake: this was not a political statement.

“He’s coming to Game 3 of the Finals, and I don’t want him there. It has nothing to do with politics, policy, or anything like that. It has everything to do with him disrupting and contributing at the same time to the chaos that’s going to be existing at Madison Square Garden,” Smith said.

“If it were Barack Obama coming to the Garden, I would say, ‘Stay home.’ Stay at the White House… I have been covering sports for over 30 years. And I’m telling you right now, come Monday, for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden, I expect to see an environment I have never seen in my entire career covering sports,” the analyst added.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/don-t-want-him-stephen-213421496.html

I respectfully disagree. He ought to hear what people think of him.

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1. Snap..................

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2. Stephen AI

Stephen A probably doesn't want to share the spotlight with Trump

Much like Trump -- Stephen A is a media creation and a narcissist. By all accounts he would like to continue to follow in Trump's footsteps..

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3. Ugh.....never liked Stephen A....... agree with this tho, and it kills me to say it.

I would absolutely love if the Knicks fans just boooed tRumps ass out of the garden. Ugh....

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4. Knicks fans warn Trump to expect hostile reception at NBA Finals game

Some Knicks fans say the president is not welcome at Madison Square Garden.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/08/trump-self-avowed-knicks-fan-may-face-boos-nba-finals

President Donald Trump is used to cheers at his highly curated rallies and events. But on Monday night he’s widely expected to be showered with boos when he becomes the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game.

Trump said he will watch Game 3 of the best-of-seven series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs as the guest of Knicks owner James Dolan. Some sports fans and analysts have urged Trump not to attend the game — commentator Stephen A. Smith said it would create an unnecessary spectacle — or pledged to jeer the president.

Online betting services also predict Trump will be booed in his visit to deep-blue New York City and the Knicks’ arena, Madison Square Garden. The team’s fans are famously unforgiving — quick to taunt rival players, the team’s own stars and recent New York mayor Eric Adams just days after his inauguration.

As an added frustration, Trump’s presence will create logistical hurdles for the roughly 20,000 other attendees, who have been told to arrive at least two hours before tip-off because of the enhanced security measures that follow the president. City officials have also said there will be no watch parties outside the arena for the thousands of fans who can’t get inside, breaking with recent practice.