New York's fabled Madison Square Garden went into virtual lockdown Monday as police threw a tight security cordon around the venue where President Donald Trump is attending game three of the NBA Finals with his hometown Knicks. In the finals, New York Knicks are holding and edge over San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks have a commanding 2-0 lead in the best of seven series against the San Antonio Spurs, and now the action shifts to the Big Apple for games three and four. The team, chasing their first basketball championship since 1973, have whipped up a feverish following in the largest US city.
Authorities have barred fans without tickets from coming within several blocks of the Manhattan venue, and have banned watch parties directly outside -- a break from the first two playoff games, which drew jubilant crowds.
