A pair of rowdy followers traded blows within the stands at Madison Sq. Backyard in the course of the Knicks-Raptors recreation on Wednesday in a short video posted to social media.
The 15-second clip, recorded early into the Knicks’ 112-98 win over the Raptors, confirmed two males going at it someplace within the 100s part behind one of many baskets.
The video picks up with the 2 males grappling with each other, with one man within the row behind the opposite particular person.
One of many males wore a tan jacket and denims, whereas the opposite donned a black long-sleeve shirt with dark-colored denims.
After a number of seconds, the person within the long-sleeved shirt started throwing haymakers, with one punch seeming to attach with close to the facet of the opposite brawler’s neck.
The particular person within the tan jacket responded with a punch of their very own earlier than the particular person filming the video panned out to indicate the court docket and MSG scoreboard earlier than shifting again to filming the battle.
By the point the digital camera pans again to the incident, cooler heads appeared to prevail and the person within the black shirt was restrained by one other particular person.
The video stopped earlier than safety arrived within the part.
“I was right behind the fight! Crazy that two people found something to fight about 3 minutes into the game,” wrote the one who recorded the video and posted it on X.
The 2 males had been later seen being escorted from their seats.
the Knicks’ win. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Submit
“We are aware of the incident, and while we aren’t going to get into specifics, the aggressor was immediately removed from the venue following the altercation,” an MSG Sports activities spokesperson mentioned in an announcement to The Submit. “It is our top priority to provide a safe environment for our guests and as stated in our code of conduct, we do not tolerate violence of any kind in our venues.”
The 2 followers missed seeing the Knicks snapping their three-game shedding streak behind 27-point efforts from OG Anunoby and Karl-Anthony Cities.
