The President Is Trying to Curse the Knicks
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The President Is Trying to Curse the Knicks

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There’s no other way to describe it—the vibes have been immaculate in New York City. The New York Knicks, improbably and yet now very tangibly, are on the precipice of an NBA championship, only needing to win two more games against the suddenly cursed San Antonio Spurs.

Nothing could possibly throw off the extremely positive, somewhat frenzied energy that will pervade Madison Square Garden tonight, as the Knicks play their first NBA Finals game there in 27 years, right? 

Ah well, nevertheless.

Yes, the president himself is attending tonight's Game 3, apparently at the invitation of Knicks owner and Trump megadonor James Dolan.

His presence curdles the vibes in so many ways, though it serves as a timely reminder to Knicks fans (but not us, we've known all along) of what an absolute malignant piece of shit Dolan is, and especially, how much he generally loathes his paying customers. How much? This much:

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