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Trump thought the Knicks needed a Game 5? Bless his heart.

You think you're gonna see Trump at the Garden

So look—I was scrolling through the feed this morning, sipping my deadass lukewarm cawfee, and I saw somethin' that made me choke a little. The former president, right? Trump. He's out here sayin' he got an invite to watch the Knicks in the NBA Finals. My first thought? "You mean *the* Knicks? My Knicks? The ones who haven't sniffed the Finals since '99?"

Here's the thing: while it's wild to even *imagine* our boys in the Finals right now—bless their hearts, they're tryin'—this whole thing came up because he apparently *was* gonna go to Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Except, and this is where it gets real New York, the Knicks wrapped up the Cavs in four games. FOUR. They didn't even *need* a Game 5. It's like showin' up to a party after it's over, know what I mean? The Knicks, man, they're always keepin' us on our toes, even when they're winnin'.

### What This Means for New York City

* **Knicks' Unexpected Efficiency:** They actually closed out a series without draggin' us through extra games. That's a win in itself for any long-suffering Knicks fan. * **MSG's Potential Guest List:** Imagine the scene at Madison Square Garden if they *did* make the Finals and he showed up. The energy in that arena? It'd be somethin' else, whether you're for him or against him, that's New York. * **The Dream of the Finals:** Even talkin' about the Knicks in the Finals gets the whole city buzzin'. It’s a reminder of what New York *could* be, sports-wise, if the baseball teams didn't constantly break your heart.

That's New York — if you can't keep up, take the bus.

Yo, Keith and the crew are prob'ly already yellin' about this on the show—catch 'em live at mornings.live.

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