Inside the NBA Finals: How the Very Important President’s Favorite Sport Reveals a Hidden Power Play
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The true gravity came from a matchup that felt as big as Ali-Frazier at MSG in 1971 or any of Michael Jordan’s signature nights. That it ended with the Knicks suffering their first loss in a month and a half gave the night a whiff of folklore. If they go on to lose the series, the Bernie Madoff curse may have to make room for the Trump jinx – especially if he makes good on his threat to return for Wednesday’s Game 4. There was another annoyance for fans who ponied up a few months rent for game tickets only to be delayed by all the security checks on Monday: social media images appeared to show Grandpa Donnie napping during the game. All that security theater, all the midtown revelry disrupted for something he could have done at home or on the plane – and for far less taxpayer money.
In the end, Trump got what he wanted: a prime seat for one of the hottest events in sports, attention under a harsh spotlight, and his place at the center of a league that once defied him (even if he couldn’t totally insulate himself from fan hostility). But this NBA finals foray proved the folly of his lifelong quest to be seen as the ultimate VIP. No matter how much the Very Important President inserts himself into the spectacle, it always – always – diminishes him.
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