Article 7650H NYPD says Knicks NBA finals watch party outside MSG cancelled due to Trump’s attendance

NYPD says Knicks NBA finals watch party outside MSG cancelled due to Trump’s attendance

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  • Enhanced security will be in place for game at MSG

  • New York City hosting first finals game since 1999

The New York Knicks are warning fans to bring as little as possible to Monday night's Game 3 of the NBA finals at Madison Square Garden, which Donald Trump plans to attend.

The Knicks are encouraging fans to arrive at least two hours before tipoff as part of enhanced security measures due to the president's attendance. The New York Police Department also announced it will cancel a watch party outside Madison Square Garden as part of the measures. The decision was made after discussion between the Secret Service and the NYPD. There was trouble at the watch party outside the venue on Friday when more than 20 people were arrested as people celebrated the team's win in Game 2 of the finals.

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