May 28, 2021 - Sports

Knicks will only sell playoff tickets to vaccinated fans

New York Knicks' Derrick Rose during the first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks on May 23.

New York Knicks' Derrick Rose during the first-round playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks on May 23. Photo: Seth Wenig/ Pool/Getty Images

The New York Knicks will only sell playoff tickets to vaccinated fans if they advance past round one, the team announced Friday, though it did not say how it would verify if a fan has been vaccinated.

Why it matters: The team hosted the Atlanta Hawks at Madison Square Garden for games one and two and welcomed more than 15,000 fans each game, making them the largest indoor events in New York City since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the team said.

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