Basically, there's massive amounts of fan energy outside Madison Square Garden - in the streets and all around. The insane Knicks fandom is really the biggest story of these playoffs, but it involves the massive crowds of fans outside the Garden. Apparently, that's not going to be possible for Game 3 because shitheel Trump has various security protocols that prevent it.

The White House is really figuring out a way to make Trump even more hated in NYC.

Those watch parties are legendary. But, no, Donald J. Fucking Trump may show up for the game, so you can't have those. May show up. He has not committed to being there, as far as I can determine.

The Secret Service is not going to like him going to it, either. I guarantee that. They're right, too. He should not go. Too much exposure. On the other hand, of course...

It will look like New Year's Eve.

Such a slap in the face to Knicks fans that they built this wonderful community of fandom with MSG-based watch parties and they're now being moved ten blocks + away because of asshole Trump?

He's such a garbage person. He forgot the top-level New York ethic: Mind ya business!

They will be virtually shut down due to Krasnov's presence with only ticket holders for the game being permitted inside the area.

Yes the Secret Service and NYPD must be freaked out.

He's not happy unless others are miserable.

Game time is 8:30

They are going to restrict who can even be in the area around the Garden and don't forget that the Garden is IN Penn Station so it will also affect hundreds of thousands of commuters.

I won’t be surprised if the game is delayed.

NYC cops are very good at controlling crowds but they can't stop crowds from forming. What if you are just some poor schmoe coming home from work and getting off a train at Penn Station (right under the Garden). Do you have to have a game ticket to go up the escalators to the street where MSG is located?

Link to tweet

I would love to see another 7 games series.

Because I don't.

I don't follow baseball....

Do you root for the team or do you root for the team in spite of the owner?

Nope.

in the 50's. But I remember proudly wearing an A&W Root Beer uniform. One could say as long as the players aren't compensated for playing it's amateur, but we got free root beer after every game.

Who needs a billion dollar bunker to stay safe