Josh Hart calls Finals ticket prices at Madison Square Garden 'ridiculous' as fans priced out before Game 3

The NBA Finals are returning to Madison Square Garden for the archetypal clip successful 27 years, and summons prices, arsenic good arsenic the team’s occurrence frankincense acold against the San Antonio Spurs, person been a blistery topic.

But 1 subordinate successful the starting 5 believes it’s "ridiculous" to spot thousands being spent connected a azygous summons to get into "The Mecca."

Josh Hart spoke to reporters earlier Game 3 tips disconnected connected Monday nighttime successful The Garden, wherever helium was asked astir the summons prices for Games 3 and 4 scheduled this week.

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New York Knicks defender Josh Hart reacts during the 2nd 4th against the Philadelphia 76ers successful crippled 4 of the 2nd circular of the 2026 NBA Playoffs astatine Xfinity Mobile Arena successful Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected May 10, 2026. (Kyle Ross/Imagn Images)

"I benignant of privation the summons prices weren’t arsenic brainsick arsenic they are," Hart replied.

"I consciousness similar a batch of radical who person been waiting for this infinitesimal for a precise agelong clip unluckily aren’t capable to get into the building. "The cheapest summons $7,000, $8,000. That’s ridiculous."

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Tickets soared aft the Knicks held connected to bushed the Spurs, 105-104, to propulsion their bid pb to 2-0 heading into Game 3. Over the weekend, the get-in terms connected secondary summons markets was arsenic precocious arsenic $10,000.

The tickets person since gone down, and immoderate are pointing to the information that President Donald Trump plans to be Game 3. There volition beryllium enhanced information measures and dense restrictions connected what fans tin bring wrong the arena, with the Knicks saying successful a connection that they should beryllium arriving astatine The Garden astir 2 hours earlier tip-off arsenic to "allow further clip for screening and entry."

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Screening could beryllium akin to that of a TSA enactment astatine an airport.

Trump was besides asked astir the summons prices implicit the weekend, and his effect was overmuch antithetic than Hart’s own.

"They tin ticker it connected television," Trump told reporters connected Air Force One connected Friday aft being asked astir the tickets to the crippled he’s expected to attend.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters connected his mode to Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, connected Friday. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images))

"It’s sorta semi-free to ticker it connected television. That’s the mode beingness goes," helium added.

Monday nighttime would people yet different large sporting lawsuit Trump has been to since helium was sworn successful for his 2nd word successful office. He was astatine the Super Bowl successful New Orleans 2 NFL seasons ago, portion besides attending the Daytona 500 and Ryder Cup.

For the Knicks, determination is the anticipation of a expanse successful the best-of-seven bid arsenic they proceed to lucifer up with the Spurs successful their gathering this time. Game 4 would beryllium a imaginable championship-clinching tilt, and the summons prices person besides matched the moment.

The get-in price, per Gametime, is $10,097 arsenic of Sunday night, and the maximum is $110,964.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver adjacent commented connected the Finals summons prices, calling it "frustrating" that much radical can’t spend to attend. But arsenic a businessman astatine heart, Silver understands that the marketplace is soaring considering the past astatine involvement for the Knicks.

Either way, players similar Hart, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns are not focused connected who volition beryllium successful the building, adjacent if the president of the United States is sitting courtside. They’ve been stoic successful their responses contempt their existent 13-game triumph streak, knowing the "Job’s not finished," arsenic the late, large Kobe Bryant famously said erstwhile helium was up 2-0 with the Los Angeles Lakers successful a erstwhile Finals against the Orlando Magic successful 2009.

New York Knicks defender Josh Hart reacts aft making a handbasket against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2nd 4th of crippled 2 of the Eastern Conference finals of the 2026 NBA playoffs astatine Madison Square Garden successful New York, N.Y., connected May 21, 2026. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn Images)

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The Lakers didn’t extremity up sweeping Orlando, but they finished the bid successful 5 games.

The Spurs, meanwhile, are hoping to marque this bid overmuch longer than the Magic did 17 years ago. Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs volition extremity disconnected against the Knicks astatine 8:30 p.m. ET connected Monday night.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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