Kai Trump reacts after President Trump booed at NBA Finals in MSG

Basketball fans greeted US President Donald Trump ​with a chorus of loud boos on Monday, as the Republican became the first sitting US. president to attend the NBA Finals at ‌Game 3 of the championship series between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.

His granddaughter Kai Trump, who accompanied the president, said "the atmosphere was amazing." Taking to Instagram Stories, she shared a picture and wrote, "Let's get that  win on Wednesday. Go Nicks."

Attending as a guest of Knicks president James Dolan, Trump stood in a luxury box at Madison Square Garden, the self-styled "World's Most Famous Arena," smiling as the sell-out crowd jeered and booed when he appeared on the Jumbotron during the national anthem.

"I thought it was amazing, actually," Trump told reporters ​as he prepared to depart from JFK airport in New York. "You mean, when they had the camera on me? I thought it was very ​good."