New York Knick$! NBA side announce $3,000 ticket prices for the new courtside section of ‘ultra-premium’ seats that will put fans ‘at arm’s length’ from players
- Knicks ‘ultra-premium’ section will cost an exuberant $3,000 per ticket
- New York has the third highest average gate receipts in the NBA
- Owner James Dolan refuses to raise ticket prices when Knicks do not make playoffs
The New York Knicks and owner James Dolan have become well known for making headlines in recent years whether good or bad and it appears they’ve found a way to make another one.
New York has placed front row tickets on sale for the exuberant price of $3,000.
Yes, you read that right – $3,000 will now get you a seat in the Knicks new ‘ultra-premium section’.
New York Knocks owner James Dolan sits courtside during Knicks home game
Full view of Madison Square Garden during Knicks pregame introductions during MLK celebration
The new section will now take up the first and second rows where media members and game officials would normally sit, giving fans a premium view of the action.
‘New York Knicks courtside seats are located right next to the scorer’s table and an arms-length away from the players on the floor.
‘The best Knicks courtside seats are described as Scorer’s Table Seats and fill out the sideline on either side of the scorer’s table,’ according to Knicksseatingchart.com
This would appear to be a work around to the Knicks not raising ticket prices this year, something Dolan refuses to do following years the team doesn’t make the playoffs… One of the very few things Knicks fans approve of him doing.
Unhappy Knicks fan holds sign outside of Madison Square Garden with a very clear message
The New York Rangers on the other hand, whom did make the playoffs last season will indeed be raising on the other hand. The Rangers made it to the Eastern Conference Finals before losing the series 4-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightening.
Madison Square Garden Sports on Thursday reported both the Knicks and Rangers are now at a 91% season ticket renewal rate and rising.
Either way the Knicks still brought in an average of $2.99 million in gate receipts per game.
This was good enough for third in the NBA so New York will should have no problem selling tickets. No matter how highly priced they may be.
Evan Fournier hits three point shot in front of fans seated courtside at Madison Square Garden
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