Knicks fans gather hours before tip off to enter Madison Square Garden security checkpoints called the “frozen zone.” The perimeter surrounding the arena has been heightened due to President Trump’s arrival to watch the Knicks play the San Antonio Spurs in NBA Finals Game 3 in Manhattan. Knicks lead the series 2-0.
Knicks fans wait to be screened by the NYPD on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans crowd W. 34th St. near Seventh Ave. near Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans wait to be screened by the NYPD on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Layers of barricades surround Madison Square Garden on a closed Seventh Ave. on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver heads into Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
A Knicks fan shows artwork of his favorite player Jalen Brunson outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
A Donald Trump impersonator poses outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans wait to be screened by the NYPD on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks fans pose for a photo after being screened by the NYPD on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
A U.S. Secret Service officer stands post outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
New York Knicks fans wait to go through security outside Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
New York Knicks fans wait to go through security outside Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on Monday, June 8, 2026. (Barry Williams / New York Daily News)
A USSS officer stands post in the newly-secured and fenced-in area on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks fans pose for a photo after being screened by the NYPD on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Former New York Knicks’ Jerermy Lin arrives to an event for the NBA Finals Game 3 outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in New York. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks fans pose for a photo on W. 34th St. stuck in a crowd near Madison Square Gardenon Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Security outside Madison Square Garden prior to the NBA Finals Game 3 on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Two US Secret Service agents stands post in the newly secured and fenced in area on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans wait to be screened by the NYPD outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans wait to be screened by the NYPD outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans wait to be screened by the NYPD on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Layers of barricades surround Madison Square Garden on a closed Seventh Ave. on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans wait to be screened by the NYPD on W. 33rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans crowd W. 34th St. near Seventh Ave. near Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)
Knicks’ fans are screened by the NYPD on W. 32rd St. outside Madison Square Garden on Monday, June 8, 2026 in Manhattan. (Barry Williams/ New York Daily News)