{"id":36169,"date":"2026-06-13T09:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/knicks-aim-for-championship-as-new-york-city-prepares-for-sports-spectacle\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T09:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:13:29","slug":"knicks-aim-for-championship-as-new-york-city-prepares-for-sports-spectacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/13\/knicks-aim-for-championship-as-new-york-city-prepares-for-sports-spectacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks aim for championship as New York City prepares for sports spectacle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>NEW YORK (AP) &#8211; With the Knicks on the verge of a championship and Brazil taking on Morocco in the World Cup, if there&#8217;s one saving grace from the chaos that&#8217;s about to unfold in New York City on Saturday, it&#8217;s that Game 5 of the NBA Finals is right around the corner.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, that won&#8217;t stop orange-and-blue Knicks fans from flocking to the area near the team&#8217;s Manhattan Arena to watch on bar TVs and big screens as the team, which plays 1,580 miles (2,545 kilometers) away in San Antonio, seeks its first title in 53 years.<\/p>\n<p>The city has already closed some streets near Madison Square Garden to World Cup traffic, but has not yet announced what safety measures it will take for Knicks fans gathering outside. The team has not said whether it will hold a viewing party outside the arena as it did earlier in the series.<\/p>\n<p>The Knicks received permission Wednesday for a Game 4 game party of up to 1,000 people, but team owner James Dolan refused to hold one, slamming Mayor Zoran Mamdani and the police department for continuing to impose security perimeters, metal detectors and other restrictions after President Donald Trump attended Game 3 on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>During the postseason, Knicks fans flocked to the Garden by the thousands to cheer and mingle on a playoff pilgrimage to a place known as the &#8220;Mecca of Basketball,&#8221; enjoying an impressive feat that included 14 wins in 15 games since April 23 and a 3-1 lead over the Spurs in the best-of-seven series.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the New York City area will be in the Knicks frenzy for the first World Cup game in 32 years. The game at New Jersey&#8217;s MetLife Stadium will kick off about three hours before the Knicks game, but traffic and transportation restrictions will extend into Manhattan, where soccer fans returning to the city by train will arrive at Penn Station, just below the Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Complicating matters, the concert at the park is expected to draw an additional 15,000 to 20,000 people to the area, but viewing parties cannot be held inside the arena, and city officials are advising people to stay indoors due to the heat. On Sunday, the city will host another major event, the National Puerto Rico Day Parade.<\/p>\n<p>The concert by Australian pop band 5 Seconds of Summer follows the Knicks&#8217; rousing 4.5 seconds at the Garden on Wednesday night, a magical sequence in which OG Anunoby chipped in Jalen Brunson&#8217;s miss to complete a historic 29-point comeback and move the game closer to winning the team&#8217;s third title in history.<\/p>\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement-item\">\n<div class=\"HTMLModuleEnhancement-embed\">\n<div class=\"HtmlModule\" data-module-tracksubscribe=\"\" data-gtm-topic=\"No Value\" data-embed-link-behavior=\"NO_LINK\">\n<div class=\"ap-newsletter-embed-nlmw25\" data-ap-newsletter-embed-nlmw25=\"\">\n<p>    Sign up for Morning Wire: Our flagship newsletter breaks down the day&#8217;s biggest headlines.\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>wild landscape outside the garden<\/h2>\n<p>There was chaos outside.<\/p>\n<p>Fans wearing blue Brunson and orange Karl-Anthony Towns jerseys ran through the streets. Cheers erupted from the subway cars as fans watched the final on their cellphones, with the broadcast occasionally interrupted by choppy underground reception.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd swelled to about 10,000 people beyond the police perimeter at the Gardens, New York City police said. Thousands more watched the game and its conclusion at watch parties at nearby Bryant Park and Ullman Rink in Central Park.<\/p>\n<p>However, as the game progressed, the police department said in a statement that &#8220;the crowd became increasingly disruptive and there was a lot of incredibly reckless and dangerous behavior.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>People fought in the streets and set off fireworks. They climbed over scaffolding and traffic lights and broke the windshields of four police cars. Police said some people tried to physically overturn the taxi and tried to jump on top of moving trucks and other vehicles. A group broke into a tractor trailer, stole items from inside and threw them at police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Police said at least 10 officers were injured in the riot. One person was hit in the head with a glass bottle.<\/p>\n<p>A total of 56 people were detained by police during and after Game 4. Of these, 15 were arrested and 41 were released with summons to criminal court.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Knicks-related unsolved crimes<\/h2>\n<p>Other crimes related to Knicks also remain unsolved.<\/p>\n<p>A 17-year-old boy was beaten into a coma Wednesday about two blocks from the Garden by people arguing about the Knicks after their come-from-behind Game 4 victory, New York City police said. Later, at the Spurs&#8217; hotel five blocks from the arena, someone threw an egg at Spurs star center Victor Wembaneyama, but he missed.<\/p>\n<p>After the Spurs won Game 3 on Monday, the 39-year-old Spurs fan had his Tim Duncan jersey torn from his body as he was returning to his hotel near Times Square, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<h2>New York state issues traffic jam warning<\/h2>\n<p>The city has issued a traffic alert for Saturday as events on the pitch, court and stage are expected to cause severe traffic congestion in midtown Manhattan. Road closures and limited access to portions of Penn Station will be implemented for each of the eight World Cup games held at MetLife Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Starting at noon, two streets adjacent to the garden (32nd Street and 33rd Street) will be closed to vehicular traffic and will be used as a line for people waiting for trains from Penn Station to the World Cup. The match will resume three hours after the end.<\/p>\n<p>The city will also ban truck deliveries from 30th Street to 60th Street from noon to 11 p.m., close roads around the New Jersey-bound Lincoln Tunnel and convert some streets, including 42nd Street across Times Square, into bus-only corridors. These days, this tourist destination serves as another place for New York fans to cheer.<\/p>\n<p>If the Knicks win Game 5, the wandering fans&#8217; next stop will be a celebratory parade through the skyscraper-lined stretch of lower Manhattan known as the Canyon of Heroes.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, the Knicks and their fans will return to the Garden for Game 6 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/knicks-world-cup-madison-square-garden-fans-3145ad0bf46f0fd17763272a51a5632b\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK (AP) &#8211; With the Knicks on the verge of a championship and Brazil taking on Morocco in the World Cup, if there&#8217;s one saving grace from the chaos that&#8217;s about to unfold in New York City on Saturday, it&#8217;s that Game 5 of the NBA Finals is right around the corner. 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