Overview

• The Knicks host the Lakers at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 1 in a primetime NBC broadcast.
• Secondary-market listings show an average resale price around $1,138 with entry seats near $474, months before tipoff.
• The Lakers make only one visit to New York each season, and Dončić has yet to play at MSG as a Laker after last year’s trade timing.
• Fans on social media criticized the costs as “overpriced” and said nosebleed seats topping $1,100 put the game out of reach for many.
• Some commenters tied the demand to the possibility of one of LeBron James’s final Garden appearances, and resale prices could climb as the date approaches.