Knicks to open 2026-27 season at MSG against LeBrons 76ers. Get tickets

The New York Knicks’ first game of the 2026-27 season might be their highest profile of the year.On Tuesday, Oct.20, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart’s defending NBA champions host LeBron James and Jaylen Brown in their Philadelphia 76ers debut at New York’s Madison Square Garden.“[They’re] going to be electric.

[The 76ers] going to be definitely a team to keep your eye on.They reloaded this year,” Brunson said on NBC’s Today Show.

“It’s going to be a tough test, but we’ll be ready.”In addition to all the hoopla, Mike Brown’s club will also receive their championship rings and raise their 2025-26 banner — the team’s first since 1973 — to the rafters before tipoff.If you’d like to be there, tickets are already available for this much-anticipated season opener.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats for the Knicks/Sixers showdown was $2,219 including fees on SeatGeek.100-level seats start at $3,479 including fees.Make sure to use promo code NYPOST10 for $10 off purchases over $250 at checkout (Editor’s Note: this discount is only valid for users’ first purchase on SeatGeek).Prior to this marquee matchup, the last time the two Eastern Conference powerhouses met was in the Conference Semi Finals this past May.At that time, New York was in the middle of their historic postseason winning streak and swept Philadelphia 4-0.As of now, the full NBA schedule hasn’t been announced but two other notable Knicks games were revealed today.Following their Oct.

20 battle with the Sixers, Shamet’s squad has regular season duels with Jayson Tatum’s formidable Celtics (Friday, Oct.23 at Boston’s TD Garden) and Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs in an NBA Finals rematch on Christmas Day at MSG.For more information, our team has everything you need to know and more about the Knicks’ 2026-27 MSG home opener against the 76ers below.A complete breakdown of all the bes...