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RandySF

(87,685 posts)
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 04:20 PM Jun 9

Radio Host Says Trump Didn't Cost The Knicks The Game -- But He Ruined Something Bigger

Charlamagne tha God weighed in on President Donald Trump, who drew massive backlash for attending Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Monday at Madison Square Garden in New York, where the New York Knicks lost to the San Antonio Spurs 115-111.

During Tuesday’s episode of “The Breakfast Club,” the radio host didn’t blame the president for the Knicks’ loss, as ESPN host Stephen A. Smith and others have.

Instead, he asserted that Trump did something far worse: He killed the vibe.

“Donald Trump wasn’t responsible for the loss of the game, but he was responsible for the loss of joy that the New York Knicks fans had been feeling,” Charlamagne said. “One of the greatest things about this whole playoff run, this Finals run, is watching the joy that Knicks fans have.




https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-ruined-nba-finals-game-charlamagne-tha-god_n_6a2856e3e4b0a8fe2cc83824

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Radio Host Says Trump Didn't Cost The Knicks The Game -- But He Ruined Something Bigger (Original Post) RandySF Jun 9 OP
Everything trump touches dies. Srkdqltr Jun 9 #1
I'm just sorry Jilly_in_VA Jun 9 #2
It's exactly why he attended ReRe Jun 9 #3
My take on it, too. He hates NY and enjoyed knowing wnylib Jun 9 #6
Omg this is completely correct Alice Kramden Jun 9 #7
Sports events form communities for Ilsa Jun 9 #4
I think DonOLD Rump cost the Knicks a win. Charlemane is wrong in my opinion. Trueblue1968 Jun 9 #5

Jilly_in_VA

(14,737 posts)
2. I'm just sorry
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 04:26 PM
Jun 9

that there wasn't a centerwide cheer of "Yrump sucks!" or similar to overwhelm the noise=canceling system, the way theyre was way back when for Steinbrenner!

ReRe

(12,192 posts)
3. It's exactly why he attended
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 06:10 PM
Jun 9

To steal the joy from the air in the bulding, from the hearts of the fans.

Alice Kramden

(2,982 posts)
7. Omg this is completely correct
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 07:16 PM
Jun 9

I never would've imagined, but then, I am not a psychopathic sadist

Ilsa

(64,726 posts)
4. Sports events form communities for
Tue Jun 9, 2026, 06:27 PM
Jun 9

people with same interests. Fans feel a kinship to strangers, a beautiful thing.

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