New Yorkers Are Going on the Road With the Knicks for Game 5

13 June 2026 at 04:24

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.

Knicks fans at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio for Game 2 of the N.B.A. finals last week.

Knicks in Five? Please Don’t Tempt the Jinx Gods.

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By: Emma Goldberg

12 June 2026 at 08:00

Some Knicks fans have predicted series sweeps. Others, conditioned by decades of failure, pay more heed to jinxes and superstitious rituals.

The Knicks’ championship run has revealed a fundamental difference among some fans, with some unafraid of making boastful predictions and others recoiling at the jinx factor of doing so.

Brawls, Biting and Bliss in a City Craving a Knicks Championship

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By: Maria Cramer and Maia Coleman

12 June 2026 at 08:00

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.

Police officers stood guard as Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals drew a massive number of fans to Midtown Manhattan.

For a Knicks Reporter, Good Basketball Wasn’t Always So Easy to Find

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By: Terence McGinley

12 June 2026 at 01:00

In 2015, the team was so bad, The Times’s beat writer took a break to search for the game in its prettier forms.

Pickup at the McBurney Y.M.C.A. was a pick-me-up for a weary N.B.A. reporter.

Knicks fans pelt eggs at Wembanyama

The Age - Latest News

12 June 2026 at 00:06

A brutal night for Victor Wembanyama continued even after he returned to his hotel.

'Right hand from God': One play, 4.5 seconds and a place in New York Knicks lore

PBS NewsHour - The Latest

By: Stephen Whyno, Associated Press · Tim Reynolds, Associated Press

11 June 2026 at 20:53

For the New York Knicks, a 53-year wait for another championship might have been decided by what happened in 4 1/2 seconds.

This Is What Joy Looks Like for Knicks Fans

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By: Santul Nerkar

11 June 2026 at 18:55

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.

A celebration at Wayne and Sons in Brooklyn as the Knicks roared back from a 29-point deficit to win Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals at Madison Square Garden.

‘Thank God for the Knicks’: New Yorkers abuzz after historic Game 4 comeback

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By: Anna Betts and Bryan Armen Graham in New York City

11 June 2026 at 18:30

Largest comeback in NBA finals history galvanizes city and inspires morning-after chants of ‘Knicks in five!’

New Yorkers woke up on Thursday morning – those who had even slept in the city that never sleeps – still jubilant after the Knicks men’s basketball team had made history the night before.

The team staged the largest comeback in NBA finals history to overcome the San Antonio Spurs in the dying seconds of the fourth game of the finals – and put themselves 3-1 up and within one game of a rare championship win.

The Knicks’ Game 4 Comeback Was Epic. So Was Their Fans’ Response.

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By: Santul Nerkar

11 June 2026 at 10:52

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.

How a High-Powered Gathering Turned Into a Knicks Watch Party

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By: Dionne Searcey and Adrienne Grunwald

11 June 2026 at 03:51

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

Watching Game 4 of the N.B.A. finals beside a candlelit spread.

Victor Wembanyama, the Knicks’ Biggest Foe and New York’s Biggest Tourist

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By: Tania Ganguli

11 June 2026 at 03:23

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.

On visits to New York City, Victor Wembanyama has played chess in Washington Square Park, taken the subway and drawn in Gramercy Park.

Knicks Watch Party Outside Madison Square Garden Is Canceled

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By: Santul Nerkar and Maia Coleman

10 June 2026 at 23:20

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.

The Knicks face the San Antonio Spurs in the N.B.A. finals. Fan celebrations outside Madison Square Garden have at times been rowdy or violent.

Strict Security Around MSG Is Back for Knicks Game 4

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By: Caitlyn Freeman and Andy Newman

10 June 2026 at 19:36

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.

The Knicks Are Hogging the Spotlight. Spurs Fans Aren’t Impressed.

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By: Edgar Sandoval

10 June 2026 at 10:03

As New York basks in the attention of a long-awaited N.B.A. finals run, many San Antonians say the Spurs, and the city they represent, are being underestimated.

Spurs fans at an outdoor watch party at The Pearl for Game 3 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio.

For the NBA Finals, These Knicks Fans Show Out in Style

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By: Simbarashe Cha and Jacob Gallagher

10 June 2026 at 10:02

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

New York Is Buzzing With Watch Parties for the Knicks’ NBA Finals Games

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By: David Waldstein and The New York Times

10 June 2026 at 08:00

In bodegas and parks, in bars and pizzerias, the unofficial watch party has taken over New York.

Victor Wembanyama carries Spurs to win, cutting Knicks' NBA Finals lead to 2-1

PBS NewsHour - The Latest

By: Brian Mahoney · Associated Press

9 June 2026 at 18:00

Victor Wembanyama has his first NBA Finals win — and the New York Knicks suddenly have a lot of work left to end their 53-year championship drought.

Trump booed by NBA Finals crowd prior to Game 3

PBS NewsHour - The Latest

By: Stephen Whyno, Associated Press · Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

9 June 2026 at 16:16

The president was unfazed. "It was, I think, mostly cheers," he told reporters after the game before boarding Air Force One to return to Washington. "It was loud, and it was very enthusiastic."

He Gave It All to Help the Knicks Win in 1973. He’s Still in Pain Today.

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By: David Waldstein

9 June 2026 at 08:00

Earl “the Pearl” Monroe was part of the last championship team. Now 81, he has thoughts on what really matters.

In the deciding game of the 1973 N.B.A. championship, Earl Monroe drives past a Laker. The Knicks won their second title that night, May 10, 1973.

Night With the Knicks: Rancor, Jubilation and an Unusual Loss

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By: Santul Nerkar

9 June 2026 at 06:22

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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