New York City was plunged into chaos as thousands of revelers flooded the streets of Midtown after the Knicks won their first NBA championship in 53 years.
The out-of-control Knicks fans were seen smashing up a cop car outside of Madison Square Garden, while others destroyed MTA and school buses among the madness in the hours after New York’s historic win on Saturday night.
Two maniacs were seen jumping on top of the car and smashing up its front windshield , according to a video posted byFreedomNews TV.
Fans converged into the area around the arena to celebrate the Knicks 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals.
A NYPD cop car windshield was smashed during the mayhem Saturday night. FNTV
In another wild scene captured on video, NYPD officers took down a crazed fan and shoved several others back outside the garden.
The detained man, wearing a Knicks Finals sweatshirt, was handcuffed and escorted away but appeared to have been let go and ordered onto a sidewalk.
It wasn’t immediately clear how many people had been arrested amidst the chaos as of early Sunday.
A Spurs fan had hopped into a police vehicle in an attempt to escape the packed Knicks crowd that had surrounded it.
Knicks fans immediately started getting rowdy on Saturday night. FNTV
Smoke erupts on the streets of New York as Knicks fans celebrate the championship at Bryant Park on June 13, 2026. REUTERS
A crowd of people climbs on top of a school bus as Knicks Fans celebrate the team’s NBA Championship on June 13, 2026. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post
A fan climbs a pole in Bryant Park after Game 5 of the NBA Finals. REUTERSHundreds of NYPD officers in riot gear raced into the area, pushing the rabble-rousers off of W31st Street.
The surging officers detained several people, taking them to the ground as the rest of the crowd ran off the street, according to video posted on X.
Officers on horseback took over an intersection on 8th Avenue, trying to disperse the crowd outside of the arena.
Officers say they haven’t worn this much protection in the streets of the city since COVID
“I’ve been doing this job for 20 years and I’ve never had to wear riot gear,” one officer told The Post outside MSG.
A person is detained in front of a destroyed NYPD vehicle during a chaotic scene in New York on June 14, 2026. Michael Nagle for NY Post
Knicks captain Jalen Brunson holds up the MVP trophy next to owner James Dolan after winning the NBA Finals in San Antonio on June 13, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Video captured cops lining up to potentially face fans. FNTV
One person is seen taken away by NYPD in the video. FNTVA frenzied mass spread to Times Square to continue the celebration, where dozens of people, some decked out in Knicks gear, climbed on top of an MTA bus
Two school buses and an MTA bus were taken over by rowdy groups as the madness turned chaotic after midnight.
Several instigators began to destroy one of the buses, ripping the front paneling from the engine compartment and swinging the debris to the approval of the delirious crowd, according to video shot by The Post.
At one point, a shirtless man spiked the engine grill cover onto the street before two other men jumped on top of it.
People hold flares as they take over a school bus in Times Square as thousands of Knicks fans celebrate the team’s win. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post
Two people are arrested by the NYPD along 9th Avenue after the Knicks win on June 13, 2026. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post
Fans climb inside a school bus parked along 42nd Street in Times Square. REUTERS
Knicks fans walk past a car that was damaged after people jumped on top of it on 9th Avenue. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post
Knicks fans sitting on top of a school bus watch as others dismantle a barrier set up in Times Square. REUTERSKnicks owner James Dolan cautioned fans to celebrate safely as he enjoyed his first championship with the team in San Antonio.
“We want everybody tonight, in New York, be safe,” Dolan told reporters in the post-game press conference. “OK, celebrate, but be safe.”
The New York Post front cover for June 14, 2026.
A rowdy crowd ignites a fire in the streets near Bryant Park after the Knicks win on June 13, 2026. REUTERS
A person stands on top of a car as thousands of Knicks fans flooded the streets of NY after the team’s win. AP Photo/Heather Khalifa
A man uses his arms as a hoop as another shows off his Knicks’ Jalen Brunson jersey on top of a pole at the intersection of W34th and 9th Avenue on June 13, 2026. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post
Knicks fans perched on the New Victory Theater after the historic win. Jennifer BainKnicks fans across the state raced down to the city Saturday to watch the final game on the streets of New York.
“It feels amazing,” Yanal Zeid told The Post. “The city is electrified right now. There’s no further of coming together than this. This is the most you will see a city come together. We are bonding, we’re completely tied together now. It’s amazing.”
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