New York ROASTS Trump at Knicks Finals

New York ROASTS Trump at Knicks Finals

From The Dangerous Ones by The Dangerous Ones

June 9, 2026 · 12 min · Episode 257

About this episode

The episode discusses the crowd's reaction to Donald Trump's appearance at the Knicks' NBA Finals game and the ensuing chaos.

Donald Trump showed up at Madison Square Garden for the Knicks’ huge NBA Finals moment, and New York responded exactly how New York responds when someone makes the night about themselves. In this episode, The Dangerous Ones break down the boos, the security circus, the displaced watch party, the arena reaction, and the glorious civic roasting that turned a basketball game into a full-blown New York referendum. This was supposed to be about Knicks fans finally getting a massive home Finals night. Instead, Trump’s appearance brought lockdowns, extra screening, canceled fan gatherings, and a whole lot of people asking why one man’s ego needed to stomp all over the city’s celebration. From the national anthem reaction to the Bryant Park crowd to Stephen A. Smith jumping into the mess, this episode is viral political comedy with a very loud borough-sized soundtrack. We get into why the crowd reaction landed so hard, why New Yorkers were not having it, why Trump can never simply attend an event without becoming the event, and why the funniest part of the whole thing might be that he still tried to pretend everything was “very enthusiastic.” Come for the boos. Stay for the Knicks fans…

People in this episode

Host: The Dangerous Ones

Topics covered

  • Trump
  • New York
  • NBA Finals
  • crowd reaction
  • political commentary
  • civic roasting

Keywords

  • Trump
  • Knicks
  • NBA Finals
  • New York
  • crowd reaction
  • political comedy
  • civic roasting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knicks, Instagram, TikTok

Places: Madison Square Garden

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