James Dolan's Gulfstream lands on Long Island after White House visit confirmed

James Dolan's Gulfstream G650ER, tail N176KH, was tracked flying from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Republic Airport on Long Island on Monday evening, a 52-minute hop that touched down just before 8 p.m. local time.

If James Dolan was aboard, the flight from Washington, D.C. would arrive the same week he confirmed the Knicks had accepted President Donald Trump's invitation to visit the White House, per an interview on WFAN's The Carton Show covered by multiple outlets. Dolan, a longtime friend of Trump, said the team received and accepted the invitation, though point guard Jalen Brunson later told New York Magazine the roster had not yet discussed the trip.

The aircraft's movements show a busy week: earlier Monday, the same jet made a round trip between the New York area and upstate New York, consistent with travel between the Knicks' home base and Dolan's known properties in the Adirondacks. The D.C. leg suggests a meeting or appearance related to the championship team's upcoming White House visit, which would be the first by an NBA champion during either Trump term.