Knicks center Mitchell Robinson seems to be fired up about playing Game 3 in front of President Trump
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There's no question that, to put it mildly, President [Donald Trump](https://www.foxnews.com/category/person/donald-trump) tends to divide the room.
That will be the case when he rolls into [Madison Square Garden on Monday](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/trump-expected-attend-knicks-spurs-nba-finals-game-3-madison-square-garden) for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks.
However, there's at least one player who seems to be a little fired up about the prospect of playing in front of the commander in chief.
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A TikTok started making the rounds, joking that Knicks center Mitchell Robinson will be playing extra hard with Trump in attendance.
It's a great video, but it turns out that _is_ what Robinson — a 2018 [second-round pick](https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nba-draft) out of Western Kentucky who has spent his entire career with the Knicks — has planned.
He commented on the video and basically said it was on the money.
Man, flag emoji and everything.
He _is_ fired up.
It seems like it would be hard not to be, whether you're a fan of the president or not.
You're already playing on the biggest stage the NBA has to offer (yes, it's still bigger than the in-season tournament) for one of the most popular franchises in the league in one of the most talked-about Finals matchups in years.
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As if that isn't enough to garner some attention, let's add the [President of the United States](https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics/executive/white-house) to the equation.
There's a correct response in this situation, and it's to be fired up like Robinson is.
What you don't want is a player who gets nervous with all of this attention or goes, "The president is here? Well, then I'm going to let him know how I feel about ICE," because you want players focused on the game and not scoring political brownie points.
As for how [Trump will be received by](https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/stephen-smith-begs-trump-attend-nba-finals-game-3-msg-dont-want) the fans at MSG, well, that's anybody's guess.
OutKick showed that this week while [talking to Knicks fans in](https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/democrat-hakeem-jeffries-rips-trump-ruining-knicks-first-nba-finals-game-27-years) New York.
