NBA Finals Ticket Prices At MSG Cost More Than Most Super Bowls

BusinessSportsMoneyNBA Finals Ticket Prices At MSG Cost More Than Most Super BowlsByMark Medina,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. NBA reporterFollow AuthorJun 07, 2026, 05:33pm EDTNEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 16: Stelios Yamalis (C) and other New York Knicks fans cheer during the first quarter of Game Six of the Eastern Conference Second Round NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics at a watch party hosted by the Knicks outside of Madison Square Garden on May 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Angelina Katsanis/Getty Images)Getty ImagesWhat will it take to attend the New York Knicks’ first NBA Finals home game in 27 years?It will likely cost more to visit Madison Square Garden than even to purchase a Super Bowl ticket.“The Knicks continue to rewrite the record books,” SeatGeek’s Senior Director of Finance, Oliver Marvin, told Forbes in a statement. “All three home games at MSG are now pricing above every Super Bowl we’ve ever tracked — except Super Bowl 58, which had Taylor Swift, a dynasty matchup, and the novelty of the first Super Bowl in Vegas. The Knicks have none of those external factors. This is pure, 27-year pent-up demand for a championship moment at MSG, and it’s unlike anything we’ve seen on SeatGeek.”With the Knicks holding a 2-0 Finals series lead over the San Antonio Spurs, a SeatGeek spokesperson told Forbes that tickets for Game 3 on Monday have averaged $7,768 per person. That number marks slightly higher than the average ticket price for Game 4 on Wednesday ($7,257). That cost is expected to increase, however, should the Knicks have a chance to sweep the Spurs for their first NBA championship since 1973. After all, a SeatGeek spokesperson said ticket prices for a potentially decisive Game 6 currently cost an average of $8,122 per person. That number is also expected to rise should the NBA Finals last that long. A SeatGeek spokesperson said all of the Knicks’ three Final games have priced above every Su...