It has been a common lament in the media that President Trump made Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York all about himself when he decided to attend by inconveniencing fans with enhanced security protocols. However, ahead of Game 4 on Wednesday, NBC’s Late Night host Seth Meyers refused to tell his New York audience that the same security that existed for Game 3 would be in place for Game 4 despite Trump not being in attendance.
Reacting to Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade claiming Trump had a good time on Monday, Meyers sarcastically claimed, “Yeah, he had a great time. He loves the Knicks. He loves big games. You could tell he was living and dying with every play. In fact, he was so nervous, he couldn’t even open his eyes. And I know what you’re thinking. ‘That guy’s definitely asleep. If he was any more asleep, they would have made him a [bleep] ref!’”
Seth Meyers doesn’t care to inform his audience that the security for Game 3 of the NBA Finals when Trump attended was the same as Game 4 when he did not, “Seriously, dude, you shut down midtown Manhattan, made everyone go through two hours of TSA-style security just so you could… pic.twitter.com/aHPYymxGmb— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 11, 2026
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