New York Knicks supporters, celebrating their squad's bid for an NBA title after 53 years, are causing ticket costs for the Finals to surge dramatically.
As reported by the U.S. ticket site GameDay on the 1st, the most affordable ticket for Game 3 of the NBA Finals matchup between the Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at New York’s Madison Square Garden on the 9th was priced at $4,112 (about 6.2 million South Korean won). The minimum cost for Game 4 held in New York on the 11th reached $3,722 (around 5.6 million South Korean won). In comparison to the Spurs’ home games — Game 1 on the 4th and Game 2 on the 6th, which had base ticket prices hovering near $2,000 — these amounts have nearly doubled.
In-depth research conducted in the United States links the significant increase in ticket costs to strong interest from Knicks supporters, who haven't experienced a title victory since 1973.
