Posted on 06/04/2026 4:15:01 AM PDT by Libloather
Multiple Knicks fans were arrested Wednesday night while celebrating their hometown team’s thrilling NBA Finals Game 1 victory at Madison Square Garden’s first outdoor watch party permitted by the city in weeks.
The celebratory sea of Knicks fanatics packed the streets surrounding the Garden, where they cheered the team’s 105-95 win against the San Antonio Spurs as hundreds of cops looked on — and a waving Mayor Zohran Mamdani was driven by in a black SUV, according to social media clips.
The outdoor event had been scrapped for weeks after the city pulled permits over concerns of unruly fan antics.
Wednesday night’s return outside the Garden acted as a sort of behavior test for blue and orange diehards since the city is only issuing permits for the watch parties on a game-by-game basis.
The crowds — while rambunctious and loud — were largely peaceful. The Knicks faithful waved flags, chanted, jumped up and down, crowd surfed and sat atop each other’s shoulders behind barricades set up by the NYPD.
A handful of rabble-rousers scampered up street poles and climbed atop vehicles and made up most of the arrests. At least four such fans were arrested, according to law enforcement sources.
The crowd chanted “let them go, let them go” as the few out-of-hand among them were handcuffed, The Post observed.
The NYPD was unable to confirm the exact number of arrests or charges early Thursday.
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Selfie-taking fan storms court in surreal NBA Finals Game 1 scene
So this mega-green Islamic communist racist “drove by” a permitted outdoor riot (er, black street party) . And waved from his limousine (er, SUV.)
Did AOC serve the drinks inside?
“The celebratory sea of Knicks fanatics packed the streets surrounding the Garden, where they cheered the team’s 105-95 win against the San Antonio Spurs as hundreds of cops looked on — and a waving Mayor Zohran Mamdani was driven by in a black SUV, according to social media clips.” Mamdani, do muslims like basketball?
Stanley Cup and NBA Championship games have been Excellent matchups.
Attention Knick fans!
You need FOUR wins to take the NBA title. I know it’s been a long time for youse guys but it worked like that even back when Willis Reed was limping onto the court.
Don’t party too hard after just one win.
Whether the Knicks win or lose the NBA title, it would be advisable to stay out of Manhattan or Brooklyn for at least three days after the final game.
All the arrested will be released without charges. I’ll bet money on it.
Banned for life -
Court-storming fan arrested, ‘second individual’ banned for life after NBA Finals selfie
Banned for life from a game ain’t the same as prison.
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