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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
It might not seem like it, given all the jerseys one sees on the street these days. But it is a provable fact that not every New Yorker is all in on the Knicks.