Not even New York Knicks guard Josh Hart is sure he would cough up the money needed to purchase a ticket for Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
The Knicks will face the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 on Monday (ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET) at Madison Square Garden, aiming to extend their best-of-seven series lead to 3-0. It marks the first time since June 25, 1999, that the world’s most famous arena has hosted an NBA Finals game. Coincidentally, New York faced San Antonio in that series, losing in five games.
Consequently, ticket prices are skyrocketing. Hart called out these outrageous costs during his Sunday news conference.
Josh Hart speaks on absurd ticket prices
“The environment, the atmosphere is going to be electric, obviously, and we’re happy that we’re at home and we have them at our back. I kind of wish the ticket prices weren’t as crazy as they are,” Hart said. “A lot of people who have been waiting for this moment for a long time, unfortunately, aren’t able to get into the building. The cheapest ticket is $7K-$8K, that’s ridiculous.”
