{"id":19396,"date":"2026-06-09T00:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/aoc-says-pricey-nba-finals-tickets-could-shape-president-trumps-welcome\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:00:08","slug":"aoc-says-pricey-nba-finals-tickets-could-shape-president-trumps-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecigcanadazone.com\/restofcanada\/aoc-says-pricey-nba-finals-tickets-could-shape-president-trumps-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"AOC Says Pricey NBA Finals Tickets Could Shape President Trump&#8217;s Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">AOC on Trump Attending NBA Finals<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Who Can Afford to Boo Him?!<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-06-08T16:42:03-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              June 8, 2026<br \/>\n                            4:42 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-eca7b3e6184a790337533f9dd39e6f1a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-33a8c2f7-df93-4585-9268-790f63876b98-432146296-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-33a8c2f7-df93-4585-9268-790f63876b98-432146296-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"AOC Says Pricey NBA Finals Tickets Could Shape President Trump&apos;s Welcome\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/c5\/16by9\/2026\/06\/08\/c5d342bf01fc49f59b439bddd73ea94c_md.png\" alt=\"060826_aoc_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-eca7b3e6184a790337533f9dd39e6f1a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-73b1301bec05beb336be57965c5e0ed6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/strong><\/a> thinks President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s<strong> <\/strong>reception at the NBA Finals could come down to one thing &#8230; the price of admission.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-73b1301bec05beb336be57965c5e0ed6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4fcc340624435de91d3ba70ba8658274\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jacob-wasserman\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Jacob<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>caught up with the Congresswoman from New York on Capitol Hill Monday, where she kicked things off by joining in on a viral Knicks rallying cry that&#8217;s been making the rounds online &#8212; &#8220;My mayor is Muslim, my bagel is Jewish, my Christian&#8217;s Dior &#8230; Knicks in 4!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4fcc340624435de91d3ba70ba8658274--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dde222be032c5dd5c6dd72c9c77b9a48\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-dde222be032c5dd5c6dd72c9c77b9a48-1846714598-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n<p>Waiting for your permission to load the Twitter Tweet.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dde222be032c5dd5c6dd72c9c77b9a48--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-504b8036f0933f943ab69081856e9d20\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Check out the clip &#8230; after sharing a laugh over the chant, AOC was asked what kind of welcome Trump can expect when he shows up at Madison Square Garden for Game 3.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-504b8036f0933f943ab69081856e9d20--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-5fc21c197fb5a41614aa965a9e7eae69\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Rather than predicting cheers or boos, she pointed to the staggering cost of Finals tickets &#8230; suggesting the crowd inside the arena may not exactly reflect the average New Yorker. She takes the argument a step further by tying those sky-high ticket prices to Trump&#8217;s economic policies &#8230; but you&#8217;ll have to watch the full exchange to hear her explain it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5fc21c197fb5a41614aa965a9e7eae69--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-04d806630c3694d403a55b97b4c81451\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-c7783443-68e2-4cf0-824f-7f831af4e46f-602070894-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-c7783443-68e2-4cf0-824f-7f831af4e46f-602070894-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"AOC Says Pricey NBA Finals Tickets Could Shape President Trump&apos;s Welcome\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d4\/16by9\/2026\/06\/08\/d461631e171c4c7098660f270824db74_md.png\" alt=\"060826 hakeem jeffries kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-04d806630c3694d403a55b97b4c81451--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cc87da4697bea60050e44e2e87740107\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>AOC is just the latest prominent New Yorker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/08\/hakeem-jeffries-questions-trump-nba-finals-appearance\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>weigh in<\/strong><\/a> on Trump&#8217;s Finals appearance. Earlier Monday, House Democratic Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Hakeem Jeffries<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>questioned whether the President has a tendency to make major events about himself.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cc87da4697bea60050e44e2e87740107--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-f832b24f368713112b050844912205b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-785468bd-38ad-4645-9557-8eaa402ace31-1097948971-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-785468bd-38ad-4645-9557-8eaa402ace31-1097948971-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"AOC Says Pricey NBA Finals Tickets Could Shape President Trump&apos;s Welcome\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/9d\/16by9\/2026\/06\/08\/9d49b1527aa443058bbc25e7143b8545_md.png\" alt=\"060826 stephen a smith kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f832b24f368713112b050844912205b4--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1dae773a77387ed481ff6ce128f23685\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>And ESPN star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/stephen-a-smith\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Stephen A.<\/strong> <strong>Smith<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong>didn&#8217;t hold back either &#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/08\/stephen-a-smith-rips-donald-trump-nba-finals\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>blasting<\/strong><\/a> Trump&#8217;s planned visit during &#8220;First Take&#8221; and arguing the president has no business creating extra chaos in Midtown on one of the biggest nights in New York sports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1dae773a77387ed481ff6ce128f23685--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d90dc4a3a25c945ba82cb139790d2ac0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As for Trump, we&#8217;ll find out soon enough whether Knicks fans are focused on politics or basketball &#8230; though AOC seems to think the ticket holders may already provide a clue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d90dc4a3a25c945ba82cb139790d2ac0--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/08\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-on-trump-at-nba-finals\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] AOC on Trump Attending NBA Finals Who Can Afford to Boo Him?! Published June 8, 2026 4:42 PM PDT Play video content Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks President Donald Trump&#8216;s reception at the NBA Finals could come down to one thing &#8230; the price of admission. 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