Sports and politics collided loudly at Madison Square Garden, where Donald Trump was met with heavy boos during Game 3 of the NBA Finals, a visit that also drew complaints about traffic, security delays and the wider disruption around New York. The night only grew messier after the Knicks’ 115-111 loss to San Antonio: coach Mike Brown blasted the officiating over a stark second-half free-throw imbalance, while Trump and ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith traded fresh insults over whether the president’s presence had become a distraction. Beyond the Garden, geopolitics pressed into sport in other ways. Iran’s football federation says FIFA abruptly revoked its World Cup ticket allocation, leaving fans with travel plans in limbo and raising accusations of political interference. And near the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. military helicopter went down, though Trump said the crew was unharmed — another reminder of the tense backdrop surrounding an already politically charged sports day.