Secondary ticket prices to the New York Knicks home opener have shot up more than 500% from last year — now costing over $1,300 to get in the door.
The cheapest seats on the secondary market for the Oct. 20 opening night game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Madison Square Garden cost $1,346 a piece, including fees, according to data company TicketIQ.
That is a massive 526% increase from the 2025 home opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, which had a final get-in price of $215, according to the company.
Knicks fans will be shelling out more than 500% more for opening night
this season than last season. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post
Opening Night get-in price is higher than all Knicks playoff games last season except for Game 3 and Game 4 of the NBA Finals, TicketIQ reported.
“The championship has completely reset the Knicks ticket market,” said Jesse Lawrence, CEO of TicketIQ.
The get-in price for games at MSG will be roughly 47% higher than last year — jumping from $234 last season to $344 this upcoming season, according to TicketIQ.
The opening night will see the Knicks raise a championship banner into the rafters thanks, in part, to NBA Finals hero OG Anunoby (left) and Karl-Anthony Towns (right). Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Driving the price surge for the home opener are two major basketball milestones.
The Knicks will raise a championship banner into the rafters in MSG for the first time in 53 years — when the team last won the NBA Finals in 1973.
The game will also be the debut of LeBron James as a 76er after he ditched the Los Angeles Lakers for the City of Brotherly Love this past off season.
The market for tickets on opening night is still fluid and the get-in price is down 5% over the last four days from $1,417, according to TicketIQ.
The Post reached out to MSG for information regarding ticket prices for the 2026-27 season.
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