Christina Gough
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New York Knicks - Statistics & Facts
The New York Knicks is a National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise based in New York City. The franchise was one of the founding teams of the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946, which later on became the NBA. Today, the team is owned by the Madison Square Garden Company, which also owns the WNBA’s New York Liberty basketball team. The Knicks franchise has played in a total of eight NBA Finals, winning the NBA championship in 1970 and 1973.
The Knicks are the most valuable franchise of the NBA, valued at 5.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. This total is significantly higher than the average league-wide franchise value of 2.48 billion U.S. dollars. In the 2021/22 season, the Knicks generated 452 million U.S. dollars in revenues, marking one of the highest values in the league. Around 30 percent of the team total revenue was generated by ticket sales.
The New York Knicks regular season games had an average home attendance of 18,621 fans in the 2021/22 season – a total attendance of more than 763 thousand. Knicks fans also show their support online; the team is amongst the most followed NBA teams on social media, both on Facebook and on Twitter.
The Knicks are the most valuable franchise of the NBA, valued at 5.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2021. This total is significantly higher than the average league-wide franchise value of 2.48 billion U.S. dollars. In the 2021/22 season, the Knicks generated 452 million U.S. dollars in revenues, marking one of the highest values in the league. Around 30 percent of the team total revenue was generated by ticket sales.
The New York Knicks regular season games had an average home attendance of 18,621 fans in the 2021/22 season – a total attendance of more than 763 thousand. Knicks fans also show their support online; the team is amongst the most followed NBA teams on social media, both on Facebook and on Twitter.
