Perhaps the Cavaliers should’ve been less worried about stopping Knicks fans from sitting courtside and more focused on stopping the Knicks on the court.
Fat Joe got the last laugh Monday night after the rapper said the Cavs took away his courtside seats for Game 4, as he celebrated with the team after a 130-93 destruction of Cleveland completed a sweep and clinched the Knicks’ first NBA Finals appearance in 27 years.
The 55-year-old Bronx native and staple of Celebrity Row posted a photo on Instagram of him and Knicks owner James Dolan celebrating the triumph.
Fat Joe (r.) celebrates the Knicks’ NBA Finals berth with owner James Dolan (l.) on May 25, 2026. Instagram/Fat Joe
“Don Talk 4 more,” Joe captioned the photo, in which he’s holding Jalen Brunson’s Eastern Conference finals MVP trophy.
Joe appeared on ESPN’s “NBA Today” earlier Monday and revealed the Cavaliers told him he couldn’t sit courtside.
“We had bought some courtside tickets to the game and once they found out it was superfan Fat Joe, they was like, I can’t sit courtside. New York Knick fans can’t sit courtside,” he said. “They took the tickets away courtside after we purchased it, so shame on you all.”
Karl-Anthony Towns and the Knicks celebrate with the Bob Cousy trophy after winning the Eastern Conference finals on May 25, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg/New York PostAt least 10 other Knicks fans who purchased courtside seats were told by a Cavaliers executive that those seats were no longer theirs, a source told The Post’s Stefan Bondy.
The team relocated those fans to higher seats.
“Playoff courtside seating is governed by a specific agreement that prohibits the resale or transfer of tickets without approval,” a Cavaliers spokesperson told The Post after Joe’s revelation. “All courtside ticket holders are required to comply with the terms of the single-game playoff agreement.”
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Spike Lee, Ben Stiller, Tracy Morgan, Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner were among the celebrities who made the trek to Cleveland to cheer on the Knicks.
They’ll have to wait to make travel plans for the NBA Finals as the Thunder and Spurs are tied 2-2 in the Western Conference finals entering Tuesday’s Game 5 in Oklahoma City.
Game 6 will be Thursday in San Antonio, and if necessary, Game 7 will be back in OKC on Saturday.
The 2026 NBA Finals begin next Wednesday, with Games 3 and 4 at MSG set for June 8 and 10, respectively.
