NBA Finals Game 3 watch party outside MSG canceled with Trump expected

A planned watch party for Game 3 of the NBA Finals outside Madison Square Garden has been canceled.

More than two dozen people were arrested at a similar party last Friday during Game 2 of the series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. But now, with President Donald Trump and NYC mayor Zohran Mandami planning to be in attendance as the series moves to New York, security is on heightened alert.

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The Knicks are making their first appearance in the NBA Finals since 1999, and fans have enthusiastically embraced the team’s title run. After nearly 7,000 fans showed up at Madison Square Garden to watch New York’s 105-104 victory in San Antonio, authorities said 26 people were detained, with 17 arrested and charged.

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

New York Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, falling to the San Antonio Spurs, and are seeking their first championship since defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

New York Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals in 1999, falling to the San Antonio Spurs, and are seeking their first championship since defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

Knicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship.

(David Dee Delgado, Getty Images)

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New York Knicks fans take to the streets to celebrate reaching NBA Finals

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