Title fever is already high in New York, but attending the ceremony where the Knicks will celebrate winning their first National Basketball Association (NBA) championship since 1973 could cost a fortune. For the game on October 20 against the Philadelphia 76ers, the opening night of the season at Madison Square Garden, the average ticket price on the resale market has reached $2,560, the highest value among the games in the first week of the NBA season.
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Tickets are sold out and only available on secondary market sites. On StubHub, prices range from $1,314 to $36,210, while Vivid Seats offers tickets from $1,335 to $20,951 and SeatGeek from $1,400 to $36,004. On Ticketmaster, for those without an access code, prices range from $1,521 up to $52,650.
Headline game
The game between the New York Knicks (or New York Knickerbockers, from the old nickname of New York residents) and the 76ers is also the one that attracts the most interest among the season’s opening matches. The average price to watch the Knicks in the first week is $1,212, while for Philadelphia the average is $1,538. To see the reigning champions at a lower price, one can wait for the away game at Boston’s TD Garden on October 23, with an average of $523, or the home game on October 25 against Orlando, at $555.
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Knicks countermeasures
Meanwhile, the Knicks have decided to intervene on official prices by suspending the sale of single tickets after identifying an error in the price list. “We are pausing the sale of individual Knicks tickets due to an error in our pricing,” the statement reads. The company explained that it will revert to last season’s prices, applying an average increase of 12%, and will refund the difference to those who have already purchased tickets.
“Our intention was never to overcharge our most loyal fans,” the Knicks added, thanking supporters for their patience. However, the correction concerns the face value, i.e., the official price set by the franchise, and not the secondary market. Prices on resale platforms, linked to supply and demand, could therefore remain very high.
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