NYPD Muzzles Knicks Fans Outside MSG for Game 4
The NYPD restricts fans from gathering outside Madison Square Garden, allowing only 1,000 at a watch party. Owner James Dolan and die-hards cry foul.
The New York Police Department has barred fans from gathering outside Madison Square Garden for Game 4 of the NBA Finals, instead steering them to a watch party capped at 1,000 — a stark contrast to the borough's decades-long thirst for a championship. The restriction, enforced via a 'secure zone,' has incensed die-hard supporters and team owner James Dolan, who see it as a heavy-handed curb on home-court advantage. For a fanbase starved of a title since 1973, the capacity limit feels like a muzzle on the city's basketball soul.
