Leader Schumer Floor Remarks Wishing The New York Knicks Luck In The Finals & Slamming Trump For Distracting From The Fans & Players

Washington, D.C. - Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor wishing the New York Knicks good luck in their finals game against the San Antonio Spurs tonight and slamming Donald Trump for disrupting the city's festivities by choosing to attend the game. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

New Yorkers love the New York Knicks.

Some of us remember the good old days when the Knicks won the championship with DeBusschere and Bradley at the forward, Willis Reed at center, and Earl the Pearl and Clyde as the guards. Those were the glory days, and the glory days are back.

So, with the New York Knicks set to play the San Antonio Spurs in a few hours, tonight ought to be all about the game, the players, and the fans, but Donald Trump wants to make tonight all about himself like he always does.

Midtown has to shut down, bars near the Garden are about to take a huge hit on what should be their biggest night of the year, and free watch parties near the arena have been cancelled because Trump can't bear letting anyone else be the center of attention for one night.

After waiting nearly three decades to see the Knicks play in the finals, New Yorkers deserve better than this.

Knicks fans would give Trae Young wearing a Reggie Miller jersey a warmer welcome than the one they'll give Trump when he walks into Madison Square Garden tonight.

Knicks fans know that tonight is about New York, not about any one New Yorker.

Best of luck to the Knicks tonight.

You'll hear us from the streets of New York to the Senate floor: Knicks in four.

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