{"id":348191,"date":"2026-06-09T18:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=348191"},"modified":"2026-06-09T18:27:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:57:31","slug":"knicks-player-nearly-knocks-out-former-mayor-bloomberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/09\/knicks-player-nearly-knocks-out-former-mayor-bloomberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks Player Nearly Knocks Out Former Mayor Bloomberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Latest York Knicks player <strong>Jose Alvarado<\/strong> nearly knocked out former NYC Mayor <strong>Michael Bloomberg<\/strong> during Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks point guard, 28, collided with the politician, 84, in a scary moment in the course of the fourth quarter of the all-important game at Madison Square Garden in Latest York City on Monday, June 8.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarado was charging after a ball when he went flying into the primary row, seemingly toppling over Bloomberg from his courtside seat. Several nearby fans immediately reached over to ascertain on Bloomberg, including NFL legend <strong>Eli Manning<\/strong> and Latest York Yankees favorite <strong>Derek Jeter<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>As Alvarado emerged from the entanglement, he was patting Bloomberg\u2019s knee and asking if he was alright. The previous mayor seemed shaken but nodded \u201cyes\u201d to Alvarado as motion on the court resumed play.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"wpcom-iframe-3e3f31c5e9ed5a077a151ca3094af6d2\" width=\"800\" height=\"350\" scrolling=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.usmagazine.com\/protected-iframe\/3e3f31c5e9ed5a077a151ca3094af6d2\" frameborder=\"0\" class=\"wpcom-protected-iframe\"><br \/>\n\t\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Alvarado dives into the stands, he checks with former Latest York City mayor Mike Bloomberg,\u201d play-by-play announcer <strong>Mike Breen<\/strong> explained to ABC viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Analyst <strong>Richard Jefferson<\/strong> then joked, \u201cYou never know who you\u2019ll run into at a Knick game!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The collision can have been an omen for a difficult quarter ahead for the Knicks, as they went on to lose 115-111 to the San Antonio Spurs. (The Knicks still lead the 2026 NBA finals 2-1 going into Thursday\u2019s Game 4 at Madison Square Garden.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4350114\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Jose Alvarado and Michael Bloomberg during Game 3 of NBA Finals.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Dustin Satloff\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Monday\u2019s game was eventful as <strong>Cardi B<\/strong> performed her hits \u201cBodega Baddie\u201d and \u201cBodak Yellow\u201d during a special halftime show on the world\u2019s most famous arena.<\/p>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> also attended Game 3 along together with his granddaughter, <strong>Kai Trump<\/strong>. The Latest York City crowd gave Trump a less-than-friendly welcome as he was showered with boos when shown on the jumbotron before Monday\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to Game 3, conservative activist <strong>Ann Coulter<\/strong> railed against Trump attending the sport due to how it could impact businesses around Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You&#8217;ve gotten successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=200%2C113&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=300%2C169&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=400%2C225&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=600%2C338&#038;quality=40&#038;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=800%2C450&#038;quality=55&#038;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=900%2C506&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1000%2C563&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1200%2C675&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1600%2C900&#038;quality=47&#038;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1800%2C1012&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/NYC-Mayor-Zohran-Mamdani-Trolls-Vivek-Ramaswamy-After-Knicks-Sweep-of-Cavaliers.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&#038;resize=1920%2C1080&#038;quality=86&#038;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Trolls Vivek Ramaswamy After Knicks Sweep of Cavaliers\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Trolls Vivek Ramaswamy After Knicks Sweep Cavaliers<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLatest York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani wasted no time in rubbing the Knicks\u2019 dominant Eastern Conference Finals performance within the face of Ohio native and 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. Shortly after the Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday, May 25, Mamdani, 34, re-posted a social [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cOf all of the selfish, narcissistic things Trump has done, attending MSG to see the Knicks play in person Monday night is absolutely the worst,\u201d Coulter, 64, wrote via X on Sunday, June 7. \u201c20,000 attendees will likely be MASSIVELY inconvenienced for all the additional security, the Knicks Watch Party at Garden Is canceled, 1000&#8217;s of additional law enforcement officers will likely be required (paid for by taxpayers), traffic will likely be a disaster \u2014 all so he can sit within the Garden fairly than watch the sport on TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacksettleman\/status\/2064181634362978678?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left his luxury box<\/a> with around seven minutes to go within the fourth quarter. He had been sitting with Knicks owner <strong>James Dolan<\/strong> after receiving a private invite to attend the NBA Finals game.<\/p>\n<p>Other notable public figures in attendance for Game 3 included Knicks superfan <strong>Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet<\/strong>, <strong>Jay-Z<\/strong>, <em>Law &#038; Order: Special Victims Unit<\/em> star <strong>Mariska Hargitay<\/strong>,<strong> Larry David<\/strong> and current\u00a0 Latest York City Mayor <strong>Zohran Mamdani<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest York Knicks player Jose Alvarado nearly knocked out former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg during Game 3 of the 2026 NBA Finals. 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