Teen punched and kicked into a coma after Knicks-Spurs altercation near Madison Square Garden: police

The New York Knicks' miraculous Game 4 comeback earlier this week resulted successful a teen being beaten into a coma.

The New York Police Department said Friday that a "group approached a 17-year-old" adjacent Madison Square Garden and "got into an argument" earlier an idiosyncratic "punched and kicked the teen."

"He had a seizure and was successful a coma," the NYPD said of the teen.

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SRG officers determination the assemblage backmost adjacent Madison Square Garden during Game 4 of the NBA Finals betwixt New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, connected June 10, 2026 successful New York City. Madison Square Garden canceled its planned Game 4 ticker enactment extracurricular the arena aft New York Knicks proprietor Jim Dolan criticized Mayor Zohran Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch implicit information requirements for the event. (Photo by Adam Gray/Getty Images) (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

According to the New York Post, the wanted idiosyncratic was the aggressor erstwhile helium shouted, "Spurs are up close now. We’re winning. Spurs successful 7."

Somebody successful the injured teen's group, but not the teen, responded, ""F--- the Spurs. Suck my d---."

A brawl past commenced, which resulted successful the teen's injuries.

The Post said that the teen has travel retired of the coma and was listed successful captious but unchangeable condition.

"He’s pulling through. He is responding," the teen's parent told the Post, adding that helium should beryllium taken retired of the ICU.

New York Knicks fans observe successful Times Square arsenic they triumph Game 4 of the NBA Finals betwixt New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, connected June 10, 2026 successful New York City. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

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"The doc said they volition instrumentality him disconnected the ventilator today. Hopefully helium volition beryllium successful a regular country tomorrow."

The Knicks' comeback prompted insanity successful the streets. However, that resulted successful 15 arrests and eggs being thrown astatine Victor Wembanyama erstwhile the Spurs returned to their squad hotel.

Watch parties person turned convulsive passim the Knicks' run. During the Eastern Conference Finals, ticker parties extracurricular MSG were canceled, but they were brought backmost to commencement Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals. They were halted for Game 3 owed to President Donald Trump's attendance, and portion a 1,000-person enactment was scheduled for Game 4, proprietor James Dolan axed the idea, saying helium did not privation thousands of others unopen retired from the event.

Numerous fights and different chaotic behaviour passim the metropolis person been caught connected camera.

New York Knicks fans observe winning Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs successful New York City connected June 10, 2026. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

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The Knicks person a accidental to triumph their archetypal rubric since 1973 connected Saturday nighttime arsenic Game 5 commences successful San Antonio astatine 8:30 p.m. connected Saturday. Watch parties are slated to instrumentality spot extracurricular MSG and wrong some Radio City Music Hall and Central Park.

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