The Knicks’ opening night has the potential to be one of Madison Square Garden’s most expensive tickets ever—and not just because they’ll unveil their championship banner and hand out rings.
The NBA began rolling out its 2026–27 schedule Tuesday with Sixers–Knicks being the opening night headliner on NBC on Oct. 20. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET. Tickets for Sixers–Knicks are already fetching roughly $2,200 on SeatGeek following Tuesday’s announcement.
Celtics–Pistons will be the first game of the season at 3 p.m., and Thunder–Spurs will follow Sixers–Knicks at 9:30 p.m. in a Western Conference Finals rematch.
The Knicks will be hosting the new-look Sixers featuring Jaylen Brown, and LeBron James joining Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and V.J. Edgecombe. The two teams met in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, which the Knicks swept 4–0.
The game will come on ring night, with the Knicks receiving their championship rings for winning their first title since 1973. The team will also raise a championship banner.
