Stand with the Knicks Players and Coaches
James Dolan, Executive Chairman of the Knicks
Before the New York Knicks visit the White House, the players and coaches who won the NBA championship should decide whether or not to attend.
On June 17th, 2026, James Dolan announced on WFAN that the Knicks had accepted a White House Invitation from his friend, President Donald Trump.
Jalen Brunson, the Knicks captain and NBA Finals MVP, commented that, “That’s something we actually haven’t discussed as a team”.
Head coach Mike Brown said during pre-season, “Whatever we decide to do, we'll all do together.”
The championship belongs to the players who won it and the city that has supported them for over fifty years without a ring - the decision about where to celebrate belongs to them too.
Tell James Dolan:
- That each player be given the opportunity to decide for himself whether to attend, without consequence.
- That the team's participation reflects only the players who choose to go.
- That Dolan and the Knicks commit to abiding by whatever the players decide, individually and collectively.
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James Dolan, Executive Chairman of the Knicks
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To James Dolan:
The players and coaches of the New York Knicks won the 2026 championship on the court, and a city that waited fifty-three years for it earned it alongside them. When you accepted a White House invitation on their behalf, your own captain said the team hadn’t discussed it. Three months later, Coach Brown said they were still talking it over.
That conversation belongs to them. We’re asking you to:
1. Let every player decide for himself whether to attend, free from pressure and without consequence.
2. Make sure that anyone representing the Knicks at the White House is there because he chose to be.
3. Publicly commit to honoring what the players decide, whether they decide as a team or one by one.
You own the franchise. The championship belongs to the men who won it. Let them make the call.