Overview
- MSG paused individual Knicks ticket sales on Thursday after primary-sale listings showed some opening-night and upper-deck seats priced above $1,000 and drew heavy fan criticism.
- The team said the posted prices were a mistake and that anyone who already bought tickets will be refunded the difference when sales restart under corrected pricing.
- MSG’s corrected plan will roll prices back to last season’s levels with an average 12% increase, a change the organization said matches the rise already applied to season-ticket holders.
- Secondary-market data show demand remains extreme: resale get-in prices for the Oct. 20 opener against the Philadelphia 76ers are roughly $1,200–$1,250 and opening-week averages for the Knicks and Sixers sit well above the NBA mean.
- The spike in prices is tied to concrete events—the Knicks’ first championship in 53 years and the Sixers’ high-profile offseason additions—which has reshaped both primary and resale markets and raised concerns about affordable access for longtime fans.