Do you have an extra $2,000 lying around or burning a hole in your pocket?
If you do and you want to enjoy either the Philadelphia 76ers or the New York Knicks, you will have to pay at least that much to get inside Madison Square Garden when those teams open the 2026-27 regular season.
The NBA released part of its regular season schedule this week, and the world champion Knicks, featuring NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, will receive their championship rings and get a banner raised to the rafters of the “World’s Most Famous Arena” when the visiting 76ers, featuring LeBron James, Jaylen Brown, Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey, come calling on Oct. 20.
Despite the roster turnover, the 76ers are still salty after New York humiliated them on the way to a four-game series sweep in the second round on their way to breaking a 53-year-old championship drought.
1 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
Fans arrive ahead of the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to win their first NBA Championship in 53 years.
(Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images)
1 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
Fans arrive ahead of the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City. The New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games to win their first NBA Championship in 53 years.
(Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images)
2 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
New York Knicks fans with a Dominican Republic flag pose for a photograph before the parade in New York City, New York, June 18, 2026.
(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
3 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
A New York Knicks fan poses for a photograph before the parade.
(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
4 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
Fans arrive ahead of the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City.
(Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images)
5 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
General view of police officers patrolling before the parade.
(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
6 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
General view of the New York City Hall before the parade.
(Mike Segar, REUTERS)
7 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
General view of New York Knicks fans before the parade.
(Mike Segar, REUTERS)
8 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
Police officers patrolling before the parade.
(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
9 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
New York Knicks gather near Woolworth Building before the parade.
(Mike Segar, REUTERS)
10 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
Fans arrive ahead of the New York Knicks Championship ticker tape parade and victory rally celebrating winning the 2026 NBA Finals on June 18, 2026 in New York City.
(Michael M. Santiago, Getty Images)
11 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
General view of the One World Trade Center as New York Knicks fans queue before the parade.
(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
12 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
New York Knicks fans arriving by Subway before the parade.
(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
13 / 13
Knicks parade celebrates first NBA title since 1973. See the moment
General view of police officers patrolling as New York Knicks fans are seen before the parade.
(Eduardo Munoz, REUTERS)
Search and buy Knicks tickets here
According to TickPick, the get-in price for the season opener is currently at $1,999. For that price, you will get the privilege of sitting nowhere near Celebrity Row, but in Section 400, where you can squint your eyes to enjoy four quarters of basketball and, on your way out of the arena, you can look through the large windows to watch people file in and out of Penn Station. A few rows behind courtside, two tickets are listed at $166,109 each.
By comparison, for New York’s Game 3 of the NBA Finals at MSG against the San Antonio Spurs, tickets were hovering around $8,000 on the secondary market.
At Vivid Seats, the price is just as steep, where sitting in the same section will set you back at least $2,092, and for the average price of a used car, you can sit where you can at least see the jersey numbers on the players.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Knicks championship opener vs LeBron’s 76ers draws huge ticket prices
