Knicks Fans Confront High Ticket Prices for NBA Finals Games at MSG
The New York Times • • sports
Key Points:
- Knicks fans faced shockingly high prices for NBA Finals tickets at Madison Square Garden, with presale tickets ranging from nearly $2,000 to over $6,000 and resale prices exceeding $85,000.
- MSG Sports acknowledged the high ticket prices but attributed the extreme resale costs to brokers inflating prices and stated they are working to combat this unfair activity.
- The expensive Knicks tickets reflect a broader trend in New York-area live sports, as seen with costly presale tickets for the U.S. Open and World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium.
- In response to exorbitant World Cup ticket prices, New York's mayor arranged a lottery for 1,000 tickets at $50 each, and attorneys general from New York and New Jersey have launched an investigation into FIFA’s ticket sales.