Overview
- Nina Lin was detained by NYPD after climbing onto an Amazon delivery vehicle near Madison Square Garden during Knicks celebrations on June 13, footage and multiple outlets show.
- Circulating video from bystanders and Lin’s own livestream shows officers escorting her off the vehicle and handcuffing her as fans swarmed the scene.
- At the time of reporting authorities have not publicly confirmed what charge, if any, Lin faces following the detention.
- The incident follows days of heavy police action during Finals crowds, including an earlier operation that led to dozens taken into custody after Game 4.
- Lin is a high-profile IRL streamer with past platform controversy, including a Twitch ban in October 2025, which frames public debate about platform moderation and influencer risk-taking.