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WASHINGTON — <\/span>President Donald Trump, a longtime New York Knicks fan, said he plans to attend an NBA Finals<\/a> game at Madison Square Garden next week at the invitation of the team’s owner.<\/p>\n Describing himself as a \u201cbig fan\u201d of the team and owner James Dolan, Trump said Thursday that he will be in the arena for at least one game next week. The NBA believes it would make him the first sitting president to attend an NBA Finals game.<\/p>\n \u201cThe answer is yes \u2014 he\u2019s invited me, I\u2019m going,\u201d Trump said of Dolan’s invitation. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said he was eyeing Game 3 on Monday but didn’t rule out Game 4 on Wednesday. \u201cMaybe I’ll do both.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump, who is simultaneously contending with a war in Iran, strife in Congress and looming midterm elections, said he made sure to catch some of Game 1 on Wednesday as the Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs<\/a> and took a 1-0 lead in the series.<\/p>\n \u201cI missed the middle because I talk to generals all night long now, but I watched that end of the game and they were dominant,\u201d Trump said. \u201cReally amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Asked about his plans for next week, Trump went on to offer his own game recap, giving nothing but praise for the Knicks. Taking questions after an event on his administration’s efforts to promote the U.S. coal industry, Trump said it \u201cwasn’t looking good\u201d for the Knicks early on but commended them for holding back Victor Wembanyama,<\/a> the towering Spurs center.<\/p>\n \u201cI say, how do you guard this guy? He’s 7-foot-5 and he\u2019s got a great shot, right? But they find a way to do it. They’re really great.\u201d<\/p>\n