New York Knicks fans are about to party like it's 1999.For the first time in 27 years, the Knicks are in the NBA Finals, but for a brief time, the New York Police Department placed a ban on watch parties outside Madison Square Garden because the Knicks faithful got way too rowdy.Well, for the biggest Knicks game this millennium, the NYPD reversed course.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMKnicks fans celebrate winning the Eastern Conference championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers in New York City on May 25, 2026.The Knicks last reached the NBA Finals in 1999 and are seeking their first championship since 1973.
(David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)The Knicks will host a watch party at Plaza 33 outside the arena for Game 1 on Wednesday night after Madison Square Garden applied for permits.The San Antonio Spurs will host the first two games before MSG hosts Game 3 on Monday.Game 1 will also be shown live inside the arena, with tickets costing $10 and the proceeds going to the Garden of Dreams Foundation.Six arrests were made outside MSG during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Knicks took a 2-0 series lead just days after completing a 22-point comeback in the fourth quarter, which truly began the rowdiness.Knicks fans celebrate their team's victory in the Eastern Conference championship against the Cleveland Cavaliers in New York City on May 25, 2026.(David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET CELEBRATES WITH FANS IN NYC STREETS AFTER KNICKS ADVANCE TO EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALSDespite no watch party for the Knicks' clincher last week, fans still took to the streets to celebrate.Videos poured out from Manhattan intersections, packed bars outside Madison Square Garden and booming "WE WANT WEMBY" chants outside MSG.Fans carried brooms through Manhattan streets in anticipation of a Cavaliers sweep, climbed atop traffic lights while NYPD officers ordered them down and unleashed the kind of basketball pande...