WATCH: Fights Break Out Across NYC After Knicks Lose Game 3
NBA watch parties turned into all-out brawls following the New York Knicks’ home loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals Monday night.
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Although authorities banned watch parties outside of Madison Square Garden due to security issues around the attendance of President Donald Trump, other locations throughout the city were still open for large crowds to gather and watch the game if they couldn’t afford the absurd ticket prices to get in the Garden.
After the Spurs pulled out a 115-111 victory over the Knicks, some fans on the streets got violent. Videos posted on social media show Knicks fans across the city fighting with fellow Knicks fans and Spurs faithful.
The NYPD estimated that roughly 7,000 people gathered near Bryant Park for the watch party Monday night.
In one video, New Yorkers appeared to be ganging up on a man wearing a San Antonio jersey as he was simply walking down the street. The Spurs fan was forced to fend off numerous attackers.
Some Knicks fans were seen clapping and cheering on other individuals who were attacking and ripping Spurs jerseys off bystanders. According to the NYPD, the crowd took over 42nd Street, blocked traffic, and ignored repeated police orders to disperse.
“People climbed on top of scaffolding, light poles, police cars, and NYPD trucks, causing significant damage. The crowd was throwing glass objects at each other and police officers, and they ripped bus signs and trees out of the ground to throw them,” the NYPD said in a statement.
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SPURS FAN gets ASSAULTED by a rabid mob of New York Nicks fans
Police is nowhere to be found… pic.twitter.com/p57KAD8vln
— PartiKing (@parti_king) June 9, 2026
Police were notably absent in several videos, but authorities finally arrived and arrested some of the troublemakers after the fights. Twenty-one people were reportedly taken into custody following the events.
Of the 21 people police took into custody, officers arrested and charged eight and released 13 with criminal court summonses. Police charged two people with assault on a police officer and one with attempted assault on an officer. Five NYPD officers suffered injuries during the disorder, according to a statement from the department.
Neither the NYPD nor Mayor Zohran Mamdani has said how the city will prevent similar disorder at future games. Game 4 takes place Wednesday night in New York City.
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