Watch Parties Canceled as Police Tighten Security at N.B.A. Finals

“Tonight, will also bring a major presidential visit to Madison Square Garden. As you know by now, because of that visit and in coordination with the United States Secret Service, there will unfortunately be no watch party outside of Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the Finals, and no access to the immediate vicinity of M.S.G. without an authorized reason to be there.” “These visible security measures are designed to provide both protection and reassurance to everyone attending the N.B.A. Finals.”