The crowd at Madison Square Garden was forlorn as the New York Knicks fell far behind in Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals. After they won, it was electric.

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The State Department canceled President Gustavo Petro’s visa last year after he attended a pro-Palestinian rally in Manhattan. He had planned to attend a forum led by Mayor Mamdani of New York.

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Hours before Wednesday’s game began, James Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani were publicly battling over who was to blame for the cancellation.

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