It has been a common lament in the media that President Trump made Game 3 of the NBA Finals in New York all about himself when he decided to attend by inconveniencing fans with enhanced security protocols. However, ahead of Game 4 on Wednesday, NBC’s Late Night host Seth Meyers refused to tell his New York audience that the same security that existed for Game 3 would be in place for Game 4 despite Trump not being in attendance. Reacting to Fox News’s Brian Kilmeade claiming Trump had a good time on Monday, Meyers sarcastically claimed, “Yeah, he had a great time. He loves the Knicks. He loves big games. You could tell he was living and dying with every play. In fact, he was so nervous, he couldn't even open his eyes. And I know what you're thinking. ‘That guy's definitely asleep. If he was any more asleep, they would have made him a [bleep] ref!’”   Seth Meyers doesn't care to inform his audience that the security for Game 3 of the NBA Finals when Trump attended was the same as Game 4 when he did not, "Seriously, dude, you shut down midtown Manhattan, made everyone go through two hours of TSA-style security just so you could… pic.twitter.com/aHPYymxGmb— Alex Christy (@alexchristy17) June 11, 2026   Meyers then retorted, “Seriously, dude, you shut down midtown Manhattan and made everyone go through two hours of TSA-style security just so you could take a nap at Game 3 of the NBA Finals?” Bringing out his Trump voice, Meyers doubled down: And it's not like Trump wasn't caffeinated. A White House reporter wrote that Trump was seen ‘taking sips from what appeared to be a Diet Coke bottle. The NBA has an exclusive contract with Pepsi, so someone had to bring it in for him because you can't get Coke at MSG.’ So, everyone gets inconvenienced because you decide to go to the game, and you won't even drink your second choice soda? Next time this guy says Iran is being unreasonable in negotiations, remember he basically said, ‘Well, if they don't have diet coke, I'm not going to go.’ While Meyers does tape his show in the afternoon, several hours before both Game 4 and Late Night, that is no excuse. The NYPD posted on X at 8:39 AM local time that the same security setup that existed on Monday would be in place on Wednesday. With Trump not in attendance on Wednesday, the likely explanation is previous episodes of fan violence and any “TSA-style” security decision made by Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s government, of whom Meyers is a big fan. Here is a transcript for the June 10-taped show: NBC Late Night with Seth Meyers 6/11/2026 12:49 PM ET SETH MEYERS: Yeah, he had a great time. He loves the Knicks. He loves big games. You could tell he was living and dying with every play. In fact, he was so nervous, he couldn't even open his eyes. And I know what you're thinking. "That guy's definitely asleep. If he was any more asleep, they would have made him a [bleep] ref!" Seriously, dude, you shut down midtown Manhattan and made everyone go through two hours of TSA-style security just so you could take a nap at Game 3 of the NBA Finals? When I saw this clip, I made the same face Mike Bloomberg made when Jose Alverado crashed into him. And it's not like Trump wasn't caffeinated. A White House reporter wrote that Trump was seen “taking sips from what appeared to be a Diet Coke bottle. The NBA has an exclusive contract with Pepsi, so someone had to bring it in for him because you can't get Coke at MSG.” So, everyone gets inconvenienced because you decide to go to the game, and you won't even drink your second choice soda?  Next time this guy says Iran is being unreasonable in negotiations, remember he basically said [Trump voice] "Well, if they don't have diet coke, I'm not going to go.”