{"id":667505,"date":"2026-05-27T06:09:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667505\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T06:09:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T06:09:15","slug":"knicks-fan-excitement-and-ticket-prices-through-the-roof-for-nba-finals-at-madison-square-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/667505\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks fan excitement \u2013 and ticket prices \u2013 through the roof for NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Knicks fans are getting excited and anxious about the upcoming NBA Finals<\/a> at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n

As the celebration begins, so does the rush to get a seat to watch it all unfold in person.<\/p>\n

Ticket costs soar over $4,000<\/p>\n

“I tried all morning to get on that Chase presale ticket launch,” one fan said. “I’m going to try again tomorrow morning.”<\/p>\n

Knicks fans are being met with sticker shock as prices for many seats for Game 3 at MSG soar to upwards of $4,000 each on StubHub.<\/p>\n

“I feel like they’re pushing the real fans out, man,” one fan said.<\/p>\n

“It really comes down to, like, well, are we going to go on a family vacation or are we going to go to a Knicks game?” another fan said.<\/p>\n

Some fans, though, are willing to take the womp to their wallets for a chance to witness history.<\/p>\n

“The prices at the Garden are through the roof,” one fan said. “It doesn’t matter. We’re going to the finals. We’re going to the finals.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get in there for a finals game,” another fan said.<\/p>\n

Watch parties planned<\/p>\n

Tickets or not, Knicks fans stocked up on finals gear Tuesday, including Cynthia Moten, who is in her 90s.<\/p>\n

“It took to the ’60s and to the ’70s to win, and then there was a long drought, and I’m glad they’re back,” she said.<\/p>\n

Fans are ecstatic to have another chance at glory, whether they’re cheering from inside MSG or not.<\/p>\n

“If they don’t win, we’re going to storm the city,” Bronx resident Jhyair Hernandez said. “If they do win, we’re going to storm the city.”<\/p>\n

Despite the NYPD announcing<\/a>, for safety reasons, it would no longer support watch parties outside MSG, crowds still gathered<\/a> Monday. Police say six arrests were made for disorderly conduct.<\/p>\n

With the finals ahead, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is promising watch parties across the city.<\/p>\n

“Knicks fans are incredibly excited, as we all should be,” he said. “We’re looking forward to making sure that it is a time for New Yorkers to celebrate. It’s a time where they’re also safe.”<\/p>\n

\n More from CBS News\n <\/p>\n

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