Would You Pay $80,000 To Watch The Knicks Win A Championship?

NBA Finals Ticket Prices

We spend a lot of time talking about expensive concert tickets. Morgan Wallen. Jelly Roll. Luke Combs. Zach Bryan. But compared to the New York Knicks, those ticket prices suddenly look like a bargain.

Jalen Brunson looked at concert ticket prices and basically said, "Hold my $25 Madison Square Garden beer."

As the Knicks chase their first NBA championship in more than 50 years, ticket prices for Game 4 of the NBA Finals at Madison Square Garden have reached a level that can only be described as absolutely insane.

Someone is Always Willing to Pay

I was looking at listings on SeatGeek and nearly spit out my coffee, but the reality is, someone is willing to pay it.

The cheapest seats I found were between $7,000 and $9,000. Lower-level seats were commonly listed between $15,000 and $25,000. One listing was asking nearly $50,000.

The Grand Champion

A ticket is listed for more than $80,000. For one seat. Not a luxury suite. Not season tickets. You don't get to share popcorn with Timothee Chalamet, one seat.

And for those wondering, yes... $80,000 is enough money to buy approximately 247 of those $325 burgers at Siro's.

Knicks/Spurs ticket prices for game 4 at MSG as of Thursday morning! Photo: Seat Geek

I get it. Knicks fans are hungry. New York prices are always outrageous.

Heck, I took Brody to a Knicks game back in January as a Christmas gift. What I didn't tell him was that one game was also his Christmas present for the next four years.

Brian and his son Brody attend a Knicks game in January. Photo: Brian Cody TSM

What's really wild is that Game 4 isn't until next Wednesday. If the Knicks have a chance to clinch their first championship since 1973 at Madison Square Garden, there's a good chance these prices haven't even peaked yet.
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Meanwhile, tickets for Game 5 in San Antonio are expensive too—but from what I can see, they're generally much cheaper than in New York.

In fact, it might be more affordable for a Knicks fan to fly to Texas, stay in a hotel, eat steak for a few days, attend the game, and fly home than it would be to sit inside Madison Square Garden.

I have a friend who owns a Game 4 ticket. He paid a lot for it. Since then, the value has more than doubled, and by tipoff, it could be worth around $14,000.

He says he's going, and I think he needs to reconsider!

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