Knicks pause single-game ticket sales to address 'mistake in our pricing'
Shirts are pictured on fans' seats prior to a game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New York Knicks on May 19, 2026. Credit: Getty Images
Knicks tickets for the upcoming season are expensive, especially coming off their first NBA championship in 53 years.
But not that expensive.
The Knicks on Thursday announced that they are “pausing” single-game ticket sales because of “a mistake in our pricing” that led to face value seats being priced higher than they should have been.
In a statement, the Knicks’ parent company, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp., said: “We are pausing Knicks individual ticket sales due to a mistake in our pricing. We are rolling back to last year’s prices plus an average increase of 12%. We will restart sales with new prices shortly, and anyone who already purchased individual tickets will be refunded the difference. Our intention was never to overcharge our loyal fans, and we thank everyone for their support of the Knicks and their patience as we get this right.”
The Knicks had not previously revealed that their ticket prices had gone up 12% after last year’s championship run.
The Knicks rolled out single-game tickets this week beginning on Monday with a sale for fans who registered for the team’s Fan First program who were Chase card holders.
On Tuesday, other fans in the Fan First program could buy tickets. On Wednesday, single-game tickets went on sale to the general public.
That seems to be when fans started noticing prices were higher than expected – even for the Knicks – with seats listing for as much as $2,500 at face value.
Knicks fans already knew they were going to have to pay a pretty penny if they wanted to get tickets on the secondary market for the sold-out season opener and championship banner raising ceremony on Oct. 20 against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers.
As Newsday reported on Wednesday, the get-in price for that game on the secondary market was $1,236, according to online ticket reseller TickPick. That made it the most expensive regular-season NBA game ever.
Secondary market tickets for the entire Knicks’ home schedule were listing for an average of about $600, according to TickPick, with lower marquee games going for about $200-$250.
Anthony Rieber covers sports media and business and professional sports (you know, games and trades and things). He has worked at Newsday since Aug. 31, 1998, and has been in his current position since Jan. 1, 2026.
