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Knicks Sell Game 3 Courtside Seats for $500K Charity

6/5/2026

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Knicks Auction Seats

The New York Knicks are auctioning Game 3 NBA Finals courtside seats for a $500,000 bid.
The auction began June 4, ends Sunday at 5 p.m., and offers courtside seats in rows 25-26, AA, VIP 10.
All proceeds will benefit the Garden of Dreams Foundation while the Knicks donate 250 tickets each home game to youth.
The $500,000 bid, over twelve times the $40,000 fair-market value, far exceeds secondary-market prices that start near $8,200.

Summary

Knicks Resale

A Section 11D, row 1 Game 4 Knicks seat listed for $102,603, a six-figure resale.
The mayor’s office reports Knicks home games have generated over $200 million, each Finals game adding $90 million toward $465 million total.
TicketIQ CEO Jesse Lawrence said upper-level resale prices rose from $4,200 to $8,200 for Game 3 in three days.
Winventory co-founder Alex Warner warned a 2-0 Knicks lead could trigger another resale surge before a clinching Game 4.

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Knicks Ticket Surge

Game 3 tickets at Madison Square Garden start at $7,500, a price Brunson joked matched a Michael Jackson concert.
Celebrity fans Timothée Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Spike Lee, Fat Joe, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys and Jason Bateman were seen courtside.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama posted 26 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks but missed 15 shots and turned over six.
Olivia Silio, a Knicks social-media influencer, called the Finals ‘surreal’ and said the series will become part of the franchise’s legacy.

History

Historical Context

During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, held from 8 August to 24 August and showcasing 10,942 athletes from 204 nations, the Games highlighted the commercial potential of premium ticket sales. That model resurfaced when the New York Knicks auctioned a courtside seat for $500,000, directing proceeds to the Garden of Dreams Foundation, echoing the earlier high-price charity approach.

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Knicks Auction Seats

The New York Knicks are auctioning Game 3 NBA Finals courtside seats for a $500,000 bid.
The auction began June 4, ends Sunday at 5 p.m., and offers courtside seats in rows 25-26, AA, VIP 10.
All proceeds will benefit the Garden of Dreams Foundation while the Knicks donate 250 tickets each home game to youth.
The $500,000 bid, over twelve times the $40,000 fair-market value, far exceeds secondary-market prices that start near $8,200.

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