As of publication, the cheapest tickets for a Knicks home game at MSG are selling for nearly $4,000 apiece.CNN highlighted the disparity on Wednesday, just hours before Game 1 of the NBA Finals."It absolutely would be cheaper [to fly to San Antonio for a game]," analyst Matt Egan said.
"You could get a hotel for a few nights in San Antonio for $600.You could fly round trip for $700, and then you could go to not just Game 1, but Game 2 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.
You would still come out ahead by spending about $3,100, less than the almost $4,000 to see them in New York."And as a bonus, you'd get a few days in Texas instead of New York.ZERO BS.JUST DAKICH.
TAKE THE DON'T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD.DOWNLOAD NOW!Knicks 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)According to Egan, some Knicks fans have already made that calculation.
Ticket data shows that 30% of Game 2 purchases in San Antonio came from buyers with New York ZIP codes.For comparison, the cheapest seats for Games 1 and 2 in San Antonio are listed at roughly $750 and $1,100, respectively.Meanwhile, CNN reports that near-courtside seats by Celebrity Row at MSG are listed for as much as $220,000 each."Even the wealthy fans are getting priced out," Sal Galatioto, president of investment bank Galatioto Sports Partners, told the outlet."I'm a huge Knicks fan.
Would I spend $100,000 to see a game? No way.Not even if you held a gun to me."TRUMP VOWS HE WOULD 'WORK ON' COMBATING HIGH TICKET PRICES FOR SPORTS FANS: 'IT'S VERY UNFORTUNATE'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)The staggering prices reflect the excitement surrounding the Knicks' first trip to...