By Carson Kessler and Mike Vorkunov | The Athletic, 2026-06-09 18:05:26
周一晚上，纽约尼克斯队球迷在布莱恩特公园修剪整齐的草坪上进行了一场起初平静而热烈的聚会，但随后迅速演变成一场混乱。超过20人被警方拘留，5名纽约市警察局（NYPD）警员受伤。视频画面还显示，身穿圣安东尼奥马刺队服饰的人员遭到了言语和肢体上的骚扰。
据警方发言人称，在尼克斯队于总决赛第三战输给圣安东尼奥马刺队后，布莱恩特公园附近聚集了估计约7000人，随后一大群人占领了第42街并拒绝散去。
“纽约人对尼克斯队的热情是可以理解的，绝大多数球迷昨晚都以安全且有趣的方式观看了比赛，”纽约市市长佐兰·马姆达尼 (Zohran Mamdani) 的发言人表示，“但在城市各处发生的打架斗殴和其他破坏性事件——包括袭击警员——是不可接受的，也是绝对不能容忍的。”
由于总统唐纳德·特朗普 (Donald Trump) 出席第三战，安保级别提升，导致麦迪逊广场花园外的Plaza 33户外观赛派对被迫取消，球迷们不得不寻找其他聚集地点。
其中一个热门的观赛派对设在布莱恩特公园，这是市政府在周一早上宣布的。该派对最初称限额5000人，免费向公众开放，但需要提前登记才能入场。
晚上10点左右，在布莱恩特公园外围的第42街上，一大群人开始聚集。随着第四节比赛开始，几名负责在派对巡逻的纽约警察迅速冲向外围，警用对讲机的嘈杂声在整个公园内回荡。
“回到草坪上去，”当一群好奇的公园游客走近外侧大门时，一名警员用扩音器喊道。据警方表示，外面的群众变得越来越喧闹、暴力且具有破坏性。
比赛结束后，随着球迷离开布莱恩特公园，人群涌向了邻近的街道。多组年轻男子之间爆发了打斗。一名女子在纽约警车车顶上跳舞。一群球迷围攻了一辆出租车，而司机当时还在车内。玻璃瓶在人群中乱飞。公交站牌和树木被连根拔起用作投掷物。
网上流传的一段视频显示，纽约警察似乎使用了胡椒喷雾来平息暴力行为。
尼克斯队支持者与身穿圣安东尼奥马刺队服饰的人员之间的紧张局势加剧。期间，一件维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 的球衣被一群疑似尼克斯球迷撕碎。一段视频显示，一名身穿马刺球衣的球迷满脸是血地离开现场。还有其他身穿马刺球衣的球迷在街上奔跑，同时有人向他们投掷物品并辱骂。
“我们只是在场上打一场比赛。我完全支持热情，但前提是要互相尊重，”文班亚马在周二被问及这些冲突时说道。
来自纽约的马刺队后卫朱利安·尚帕尼 (Julian Champagnie) 也表达了同样的看法：“这完全没有必要。任何人都不应该在来看比赛时遭到这样的袭击。这不是我们所倡导的，也不是我们打球的目的。”
纽约警局表示，截至周二清晨，共有21人被拘留，其中8人被捕并受到起诉。另有13人收到刑事法院传票后获释，2人被控袭击警员，1人被控企图袭击警员。
截至周二，原定于周三在麦迪逊广场花园外举行的第四战观赛派对仍将照常进行。
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Chaos outside Knicks watch party after Game 3 resulted in arrests, 5 NYPD officers injured
What began as a calm, yet spirited gathering of New York Knicks fans on the manicured lawn of Bryant Park quickly turned chaotic Monday night, with more than 20 people taken into custody, five NYPD officers injured and video footage showing people in San Antonio Spurs attire being verbally and physically harassed.
A crowd estimated at 7,000 people was in the vicinity of Bryant Park after the Knicks’ loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals when a large group took over 42nd Street and refused to disperse, according to a police spokesperson.
“New Yorkers are understandably passionate about the Knicks, and the overwhelming majority of fans watched the game last night in ways that were both safe and fun,” said a spokesperson for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani. “But the fights and other disruptive incidents — including assaults on police officers — in various parts of the city are unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”
After enhanced security protocols due to President Donald Trump’s attendance at Game 3 displaced the outdoor Plaza 33 watch party at Madison Square Garden, fans sought an alternate location.
One popular watch party was held at Bryant Park, which the city announced Monday morning. The party, which was initially said to be limited to 5,000, was free and open to the public; however, registration was required to attend.
Around 10 p.m., just beyond the walls of Bryant Park on 42nd Street, a large crowd began to gather. Several NYPD officers assigned to patrol the party darted toward the perimeter, and police radio chatter reverberated throughout the park as the fourth quarter began.
“Go back on the lawn,” one officer said over a megaphone as a group of curious park attendees wandered closer to the exterior gates. The outside crowd became increasingly rowdy, violent and destructive, according to police.
As fans left Bryant Park after the game, the crowd overflowed onto the neighboring streets. Fights broke out between multiple groups of young men. One woman danced on top of an NYPD cruiser. A group of fans mobbed a taxi with the driver still inside. Glass bottles rocketed across the crowd. Bus signs and trees were ripped out of the ground to throw.
A video circulating online appears to show NYPD officers deploying pepper spray to quell the violence.
The tension between Knicks supporters and individuals wearing San Antonio Spurs attire heightened and, at one point, a Victor Wembanyama jersey was ripped apart by a group of apparent Knicks fans. A video shows one fan in a Spurs jersey leaving the scene with a bloodied face. Other fans in Spurs jerseys were seen running through the streets as objects and obscenities were hurled at them.
“We’re just playing a game out there. I’m all for passion, but to the respect of each other,” Wembanyama said Tuesday when asked about the altercations.
Spurs guard Julian Champagnie, who is from New York, echoed that sentiment: “It’s just not necessary. No one should be coming to the game and getting assaulted like that. It’s not what we’re promoting. It’s not what we’re playing for.”
By early Tuesday morning, 21 people were taken into custody with eight arrested and charged, the NYPD said. Thirteen others were released with criminal court summonses, two people were charged with assault on a police officer, and one was charged with attempted assault on a police officer.
As of Tuesday, a watch party for Game 4 on Wednesday is still set to take place outside of MSG.
By Carson Kessler and Mike Vorkunov, via The Athletic
