{"id":661054,"date":"2026-05-23T20:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/661054\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T20:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T20:22:09","slug":"new-york-police-cancel-knicks-watch-parties-for-game-3-vs-cavs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/661054\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Police Cancel Knicks ‘Watch Parties’ For Game 3 vs. Cavs"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears only the authorities can slow down the New York Knicks<\/a> these days.<\/p>\n

The Knicks have won nine straight games since falling down 2-1 to the Atlanta Hawks<\/a> in the opening round of the playoffs. After sweeping the Philadelphia 76ers<\/a> in the second round, they erased a 22-point deficit against the Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a> in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. They backed up that comeback with a 109-93 win in Game 2.<\/p>\n

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Knicks fans are understandably excited about their team being two wins away from the NBA<\/a> Finals. Some people, however, have crossed the line with their behavior. With that being said, the New York Police Department is taking a stand before Game 3 begins Saturday night.<\/p>\n

According to the New York Post, the NYPD have “pulled the plug” on outdoor watch parties right outside of Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

“Games 1 and 2 have seen progressively more problematic issues at the watch parties outside MSG \u2014 six arrests last night alone \u2014 so the NYPD will not support more watch parties outside the stadium,” a police department spokesperson told the New York Post.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"MayMay 21, 2026; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson<\/a> (11) shoots against Cleveland Cavaliers center Evan Mobley<\/a> (4) during the third quarter of game two of the eastern conference finals during the 2026 NBA at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images\u00a9 Brad Penner-Imagn Images&period;Knocking on the door of the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

The Knicks have not been to the NBA Finals since 1999. Although there’s still more work to do, Mike Brown’s squad seems to have what it takes to win a championship. Jalen Brunson is playing at an MVP level, Mikal Bridges<\/a> has suddenly regained his confidence, and Karl-Anthony Towns<\/a> has taking his playmaking skills to the next level.<\/p>\n

If the Cavaliers want any chance at chipping into the Knicks’ series lead, they’ll need to slow down Brunson. However, that might not be enough. We’ve seen Josh Hart<\/a>, Landry Shamet<\/a> and others step up this postseason.<\/p>\n

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We’ll see if the Knicks take a commanding 3-0 series lead tonight.<\/p>\n

This story was originally published by The Spun<\/a> on May 23, 2026, where it first appeared in the NBA<\/a> section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It appears only the authorities can slow down the New York Knicks these days. The Knicks have won…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661055,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[6417,8174,62393,51299,36783,61628,36782,25171,36784,355,361,114436,33824,2113,99],"class_list":["post-661054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-cleveland-cavaliers","tag-eastern-conference-finals","tag-evan-mobley","tag-jalen-brunson","tag-josh-hart","tag-karl-anthony-towns","tag-landry-shamet","tag-mikal-bridges","tag-nba","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-new-york-police-department","tag-new-york-post","tag-philadelphia-76ers","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=661054"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/661054\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/661055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=661054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=661054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=661054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}