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I wanted to ask you about the current Knicks’ imbroglio. Spike Lee: Not going to the White House. Yeah. Apparently, the team owner, James Dolan, who we know is a Donald Trump pal, is trying to force them to visit the White House but the team doesn’t want to. Spike Lee: He can’t force them! It’s been years since the last NBA team has gone. They’re not going. I hope they don’t go! I hope they don’t go.
How do you, as a Knicks superfan, reconcile having James Dolan as the owner of the Knicks? So, not to cut you off, but here’s the thing: There were a lot of Yankees fans that didn’t like George Steinbrenner and his politics. But Steinbrenner wasn’t bringing the president to crucial Knicks games, taking shots at the mayor by questioning his fandom, etc. Spike Lee: He wasn’t. But he was a Republican.
Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson, a well-known conservative donor and supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, leads all sports owners in midterm spending. She spent at least $67.6 million this election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission filings reviewed by FOS. Adelson gave almost exclusively to PACs and also wrote a six-figure check to the Republican National Committee. (She spent even more in 2024, when she put about $100 million behind Trump’s campaign to retake the White House.) NBA: * Dallas Mavericks owner Miriam Adelson: $67.63 million * Atlanta Hawks owner Tony Ressler: $2.71 million * Orlando Magic owner Richard “Dick” DeVos: $2.40 million
The Dallas Mavericks haven’t won an NBA title since 2011. But Mavs owner Miriam Adelson is dominating the league in a different arena: federal election campaign contributions. The well-known conservative donor and supporter of President Donald Trump spent at least $67.6 million this past cycle, according to Federal Election Committee filings for the 2025-26 election cycle reviewed by Front Office Sports. She spent even more in 2024, when she put about $100 million behind Donald Trump’s campaign to retake the White House.
Adelson, a Nevada physician who immigrated to the U.S. from Israel, has a net worth of around $50 billion thanks to the casino business owned by her late husband Sheldon Adelson. She has solidified herself as a major figure in Republican politics. During the midterm cycle, she gave almost exclusively to PACs, as well as a six-figure check for the Republican National Committee. She donated $25 million to MAGA Inc, the super PAC supporting Donald Trump, as well as $30 million to Republicans’ Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), and $10 million to another right-leaning super PAC called the Conservative Leadership Fund (CLF), FEC filings show. Through PACs including the NRSC Victory Fund, her donations ended up in the hands of campaigns including those for Sen. Pete Ricketts (R., Neb.) and Tim Scott (R., S.C.).
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Players in the WNBA Finals say they are concentrating on preparing for the upcoming game and not President Donald Trump's criticism of them and others in the league for leaving the court prior to the national anthem being played. "I'm focused on the Finals," Atlanta guard Allisha Gray said Friday at the Dream's practice ahead of Saturday's Game 4. "I am not really on social media and listening to what people are saying."
Several of Gray's Atlanta teammates and Golden State players shared her sentiments, saying they were tuning out anything that didn't have to do with game preparations. "For me, it's staying off social media. It's just going inward with our teammates and staff," Valkyries forward Kiah Stokes said. "Staying together. That's been one of our keys all season." Leaving the court before the anthem is not a recent development in the WNBA. It has been part of many teams' pregame routine for years, dating back to at least when the league played the entire 2020 season in Florida because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry, who joined President Donald Trump’s administration as a press advisor earlier this year, was captured on video throwing a drink at a fan during an NBA game earlier this week. TMZ posted a video of McHenry’s altercation with a fan on X. The incident occurred during the Washington Wizards’ win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.
Deuce World: LeBron James responds to Donald Trump taking shots at him with a BRUTAL one liner: “Slow news day at the office, you know.”
Donald Trump: While listening to our National Anthem, LeBron James disrespects our Country! I said right from the beginning that he’s no good, a TOTAL DISGRACE. LeBron James should apologize to all of those Great American Warriors and Heroes who died for the American Flag, and all that our Country stands for! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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The leading group seeking the deal includes an American investor, Todd Boehly, who has donated $2 million to President Trump’s political causes; two Middle Eastern groups that have done business with Mr. Kushner or Mr. Witkoff’s family; and an arm of the U.S. government itself.
Fox News: Trump spots Enes Kanter Freedom in the Durant, Oklahoma crowd and puts the former NBA big man’s WNBA campaign in the spotlight. ⠀ “This guy is a monster,” Trump says, before joking that Freedom “dreams of playing against women.” ⠀ The 6-foot-10 former Oklahoma City Thunder player has declared for the WNBA draft as part of a broader campaign challenging the league over its eligibility rules. There’s more behind Freedom’s WNBA push than the moment onstage.
President Donald Trump bizarrely vowed to give former NBA stars Dennis Rodman and Enes Kanter Freedom a “full pardon” to pursue careers in the WNBA, saying they will break “every record in the history of women’s sports.” Trump made the strange pledge as he addressed supporters in a Durant, Oklahoma, rally on Thursday night, with both hoops players in attendance.
President Donald Trump met with former NBA star Dennis Rodman during a rally, speaking about the five-time NBA champion’s exceptional rebounding ability. “Best rebounder in the history of basketball”.