Exclusive | Meet the fairy Knicksparents gifting their loved ones $10K Finals tickets for the night of a lifetime
When Adam Turk first started earning a paycheck, purchasing Knicks season tickets was almost automatic.“My partner and I got Knicks tickets before we had any clients,” the Brooklyn-born lawyer told The Post.“They were terrible, and we knew if we didn’t get them at that time when we could afford them, we never would.”The lifelong New Yorker has held his season tickets for 20 years and says there is no price he’ll sell for — no matter what the tickets are worth to other die-hard fans.Turk revealed to The Post that he shelled out $23,000 for the regular season and an additional $26,000 for the playoff games.
Season ticket-holders are charged per playoff game, so he got a bit of a break when the Knicks swept the Cleveland Cavaliers in only four games.“I’m not following the market, but I’m almost scared to look on StubHub because that would make me feel bad that I’m not selling,” he said, although he did hear that tickets in his section are currently going for a whopping $15,000 a seat for Game 3.“I’ll never regret going, but I will regret selling,” Turk told The Post.“I have season tickets for moments like this.”Another lifelong Knicks fan, who wanted to remain anonymous, revealed his father-in-law spent $10,000 on four Game 3 tickets — as a special treat to surprise his 8-year-old grandson.
“The 90s Knicks fandom for me meant a lot for my family and me,” the 44-year-old Brooklynite said.“My son, who is now 8, started loving the Knicks at 6-years-old.”He told The Post he was blown away by his father-in-law’s deep-pocketed gesture and revealed that he helped pull off the surprise.“I went on the fan presale [last week] and luckily bought directly, which was still very expensive,” he told The Post.
The tickets were “$2,400 in the 200s in the corner,” he shared.“Not the worst seats in the house, but not great seats,” he added.“We realize it’s ridiculous.
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