In the spring of 1994, the World Cup arrived, the Knicks were great and so were the Rangers. And in the middle of it all, an infamous White Bronco chase.

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One resale site said that more than 48 percent of its tickets to the game in San Antonio had been sold to people from New York and New Jersey.

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Decades of bottled-up hopes and frustrations have created a frenzy around the New York Knicks that has brought out the worst in some fans.

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Mr. Dolan, the owner of the New York Knicks, began a public feud with Mayor Zohran Mamdani with his team on the verge of an N.B.A. title.

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A thrilling, historic comeback victory in Game 4 of the N.BA. finals sent Madison Square Garden, and the rest of New York City, into a lasting frenzy.

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The crowd at Madison Square Garden was forlorn as the New York Knicks fell far behind in Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals. After they won, it was electric.

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An event for some of New York’s elite shifted gears when a TV rolled into the bar.

Mr. Wembanyama has had to keep a low profile while in New York to try and win the N.B.A. finals, but on visits there, he has always resisted hiding in hotel rooms and private cars.

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Hours before Wednesday’s game began, James Dolan, the owner of the Knicks, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani were publicly battling over who was to blame for the cancellation.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans.

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Several blocks around Madison Square Garden will be closed to most people Wednesday afternoon. The city approved a ticketed watch party, though it was unclear whether it would take place.

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Fans want to support their team, but they’re not willing to squelch their sense of style.

President Trump called the NBA “a little left wing” but also “great” on Monday evening, after he was booed during Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. A reporter asked the president outside Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport…

President Trump called the NBA “a little left wing” but also “great” on Monday evening, after he was booed during Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden. A reporter asked the president outside Air Force One at John F. Kennedy International Airport…

The night began with frustration and boos, and not because of the Knicks. But by the end of Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, the team had slightly deflated some spirits, too.

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With President Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani set to attend Monday night’s Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, there will be strict security in Midtown Manhattan.

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Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Saturday said President Trump’s planned attendance at Monday night’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs will ruin the “vibe.” Smith responded to a user on the social platform X who blasted the commentator’s take against having…

When the Knicks return home for Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, much of New York City will be watching, including some well-known guests.

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New Yorkers under 30 know about the past pain and suffering. But now they have reason to believe.

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When Mangue Banzima arrived in New York at 17 from an African country — he prefers not to say which — the only thing that made him feel at home was the Knicks. He remembers wearing sneakers as a child like those of his idol Patrick Ewing. And when he arrived in the United States, he found a city where his basketball team was everywhere. Banzima’s arrival in New York coincided with something no Knicks fan will ever forget: they had just reached the NBA Finals, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. That was in 1999. It has not happened since in 27 years — until now, when the New Yorkers have finally qualified to compete for the famed ring, for which they will face the Spurs again. After so many disappointments, the success of a team used to failure has infected the whole city with euphoria.

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