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New York Knicks fans
The Knicks head into the upcoming NBA season as the defending champions for the first time since 1973, and there’s little doubt their games will be a very hot ticket. However, the team had to suspend sales after it was hit with price-gouging allegations over some wild costs it blamed on an internal error.
The Knicks have never really had much trouble filling up Madison Square Garden despite the team’s struggles to add a third banner in the rafters of that iconic venue.
The franchise secured its first title in 1970 before securing another championship three years later, but the second marked the start of a decades-long title drought where the team only managed to make it to the NBA Finals on two occasions (losing to the Rockets in 1994 and the Spurs in 1999).
However, the long wait finally came to an end after 53 years in June, as the team staged an impressive playoff run before dispatching the Spurs in five games in the Finals to earn the right to hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
The long-awaited victory injected new life into a fanbase that can finally say the Knicks are Back, and while it’s easy to understand why the team would take advantage by raising the price of tickets to home games this season, it was forced to do some damage control after treating prospective buyers to some accidental sticker shock.
The Knicks blamed an internal error for mind-boggling ticket prices that forced the team to suspend sales and start over
Fans got their first chance to buy tickets for individual Knicks games on Wednesday, and more than a few people were understandably shocked to discover what they were expected to pay when they attempted to scoop them up straight from the source.
There’s obviously plenty of hype for the season opener where the championship banner will be raised ahead of a showdown with the 76ers on October 20th, but it was hard to justify the decision to charge more than $1,000 for seats in the nosebleeds for that contest.
Knicks tickets officially went on sale this afternoon.
Loyal Knicks fans supported this franchise through two decades of darkness… losing season after losing season.
Now, after a championship, MSG is charging more than $1,000 per ticket on Opening Night for the worst seats in… pic.twitter.com/qVuVHYpuQ3
— Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) September 16, 2026
That’s just the entirety of one month’s rent yall… I guess I won’t be in the building during ring night. pic.twitter.com/4qfOCR3bR4
— Lisha 🧡💙 (@batghouls) September 14, 2026
Other games featured similarly high prices, and it wouldn’t have been unbelievable to learn that the hike was a deliberate decision given James Dolan’s reputation for squeezing as much money as he can out of the franchise and its supporters.
However, on Thursday, Madison Square Garden Sports released a statement in which it cited a “mistake in our pricing” while announcing a temporary pause in ticket sales, saying the typical seat will actually be around 12% more expensive than it was last season.
Fans who already got their hands on a ticket will be allowed to hang onto them and get a refund for the difference, although there’s already evidence that suggests people who are forced to rely on the secondary market can expect to see their bank account take a sizable hit.