The New York Knicks are about to play in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999, and the fever the team has sparked in New York has driven ticket prices to unprecedented levels. The cheapest ticket for the first Finals game at Madison Square Garden is around $3,500 on major resale platforms, making this series the most expensive in NBA history.
According to data from TickPick and various secondary sales platforms, fans who want to attend the first Finals game at the Garden will have to spend at least that amount for a seat in the upper levels of the arena. Meanwhile, courtside seats are well over $100,000, and some premium seat sales have already reached $280,000 per pair of tickets.
The historic qualification of the Knicks for the Finals, combined with a championship drought that has lasted since 1973, has driven demand to unprecedented levels. In fact, various specialized sources indicate that current prices at Madison Square Garden are the highest ever recorded for an NBA Finals series.