Madison Square Garden Blasts NYC's Game 4 Security Plan as Knicks Hold 2-1 NBA Finals Lead
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Updated · CNN · Jun 10
Madison Square Garden Blasts NYC's Game 4 Security Plan as Knicks Hold 2-1 NBA Finals Lead
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Jun 10
Summary
Game 4 around Madison Square Garden will still have a frozen zone, screenings and access limits from 4 p.m. Wednesday even though President Donald Trump is not attending.
Madison Square Garden said the restrictions were justified for Trump's Game 3 visit but now show city officials and the NYPD are trying to limit how Knicks fans celebrate and hurting nearby small businesses.
21 people were arrested after a Game 3 watch party turned violent, with fights, injuries, thrown glass and damage to bus signs and trees, prompting the tighter plan.
A ticketed outdoor watch party will return Wednesday under heavy security as Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city would protect a "historic, joyful moment" from further violence.
The dispute comes as the NBA Finals return to New York for the first time in nearly 30 years, with the Knicks leading the San Antonio Spurs 2-1 entering Game 4.