{"id":266260,"date":"2026-06-14T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/266260\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T09:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T09:07:25","slug":"crazed-knicks-fans-plunge-nyc-into-celebration-chaos-as-nba-finals-ecstasy-turns-violent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/266260\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazed Knicks fans plunge NYC into celebration chaos as NBA Finals ecstasy turns violent"},"content":{"rendered":"

New York City was plunged into chaos as thousands of revelers flooded the streets<\/a> of Midtown after the Knicks<\/a> won their first NBA championship in 53 years.<\/a><\/p>\n

The out-of-control Knicks fans were seen smashing up a cop car outside of Madison Square Garden, while others destroyed MTA and school buses among the madness in the hours after New York\u2019s historic win on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

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Two maniacs were seen jumping on top of the car and smashing up its front windshield , according to a video posted by FreedomNews TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans converged into the area around the arena to celebrate the Knicks 94-90 victory <\/a>over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.<\/a><\/p>\n

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A NYPD cop car windshield was smashed during the mayhem Saturday night. FNTV<\/p>\n

In another wild scene captured on video, NYPD officers took down a crazed fan and shoved several others back outside the garden.<\/p>\n

The detained man, wearing a Knicks Finals sweatshirt, was handcuffed and escorted away but appeared to have been let go and ordered onto a sidewalk.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t immediately clear how many people had been arrested amidst the chaos as of early Sunday.<\/p>\n

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A Spurs fan had hopped into a police vehicle in an attempt to escape the packed Knicks crowd that had surrounded it.<\/p>\n

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Knicks fans immediately started getting rowdy on Saturday night. FNTV<\/p>\n

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Smoke erupts on the streets of New York as Knicks fans celebrate the championship at Bryant Park on June 13, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n

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A crowd of people climbs on top of a school bus as Knicks Fans celebrate the team\u2019s NBA Championship on June 13, 2026. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/p>\n

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A fan climbs a pole in Bryant Park after Game 5 of the NBA Finals. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Hundreds of NYPD officers in riot gear raced into the area, pushing the rabble-rousers off of W31st Street.<\/p>\n

The surging officers detained several people, taking them to the ground as the rest of the crowd ran off the street, according to video posted on X.<\/a><\/p>\n

Officers on horseback took over an intersection on 8th Avenue, trying to disperse the crowd outside of the arena.<\/p>\n

Officers say they haven\u2019t worn this much protection in the streets of the city since COVID<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing this job for 20 years and I\u2019ve never had to wear riot gear,\u201d one officer told The Post outside MSG.<\/p>\n

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A person is detained in front of a destroyed NYPD vehicle during a chaotic scene in New York on June 14, 2026. Michael Nagle for NY Post<\/p>\n

\"KnicksKnicks captain Jalen Brunson<\/a> holds up the MVP trophy next to owner James Dolan after winning the NBA Finals in San Antonio<\/a> on June 13, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post\"Video<\/p>\n

Video captured cops lining up to potentially face fans. FNTV<\/p>\n

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One person is seen taken away by NYPD in the video. FNTV<\/p>\n

A frenzied mass spread to Times Square to continue the celebration, where dozens of people, some decked out in Knicks gear, climbed on top of an MTA bus<\/p>\n

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Two school\u00a0buses\u00a0and an MTA bus were taken over by rowdy groups as the\u00a0madness turned chaotic\u00a0after\u00a0midnight.<\/p>\n

Several\u00a0instigators began\u00a0to destroy\u00a0one of the\u00a0buses,\u00a0ripping the front paneling from the engine compartment and swinging the debris to the approval of the delirious\u00a0crowd, according to video shot by The Post.<\/p>\n

At one point, a shirtless man spiked the engine grill cover onto the street before two other men jumped on top of it.<\/p>\n

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People hold flares as they take over a school bus in Times Square as thousands of Knicks fans celebrate the team\u2019s win. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post<\/p>\n

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Two people are arrested by the NYPD along 9th Avenue after the Knicks win on June 13, 2026. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post<\/p>\n

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Fans climb inside a school bus parked along 42nd Street in Times Square. REUTERS<\/p>\n

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Knicks fans walk past a car that was damaged after people jumped on top of it on 9th Avenue. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post<\/p>\n

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Knicks fans sitting on top of a school bus watch as others dismantle a barrier set up in Times Square. REUTERS<\/p>\n

Knicks owner James Dolan<\/a> cautioned fans to celebrate safely<\/a> as he enjoyed his first championship with the team in San Antonio.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe want everybody tonight, in New York, be safe,\u201d Dolan told reporters<\/a> in the post-game press conference. \u201cOK, celebrate, but be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The New York Post front cover for June 14, 2026.<\/p>\n

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A rowdy crowd ignites a fire in the streets near Bryant Park after the Knicks win on June 13, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n

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A person stands on top of a car as thousands of Knicks fans flooded the streets of NY after the team\u2019s win. AP Photo\/Heather Khalifa<\/p>\n

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A man uses his arms as a hoop as another shows off his Knicks\u2019 Jalen Brunson jersey on top of a pole at the intersection of W34th and 9th Avenue on June 13, 2026. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post<\/p>\n

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Knicks fans perched on the New Victory Theater after the historic win. Jennifer Bain<\/p>\n

Knicks fans across the state raced down to the city Saturday to watch the final game on the streets of New York.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels amazing,\u201d Yanal Zeid told The Post. \u201cThe city is electrified right now. There\u2019s no further of coming together than this. This is the most you will see a city come together. We are bonding, we\u2019re completely tied together now. It\u2019s amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n

This is a breaking story. Please check back for updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York City was plunged into chaos as thousands of revelers flooded the streets of Midtown after the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":266261,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3759,4777,10663,21,37011,9,24,56,63,65,64,103,9416,3058,4445],"class_list":["post-266260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-bryant-park","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-knicks","tag-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-nypd","tag-san-antonio","tag-school-bus","tag-school-buses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266260"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266260\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/266261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266260"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}