The New York Knicks continue to make the news for all the wrong reasons. But that's been the theme in the James Dolan era.
On Wednesday against the Utah Jazz, the Knicks drew their smallest home crowd in nearly 13 and-a-half years, falling more than 3,200 below capacity in a 112-104 loss to the Jazz.
Via Brian Mahoney of the Associated Press:
The announced crowd was just 16,588, with noticeable patches of empty seats throughout an arena that lists 19,812 as its capacity for NBA games.
That means the arena was filled to about 84% capacity — leaving one in every six seats unsold.
What was once one of the toughest tickets in town is no longer the case as the Knicks (19-43) finish out their seventh straight year out of the playoffs. Attendance is on track to drop for the fourth straight season.
Wednesday was the first game after the whole Spike Lee fiasco. To recall, Lee was told he was using the wrong entrance for Monday’s game against the Houston Rockets. The celebrity and die-hard Knicks fan has been using the same entrance for over 20 years, so he was confused why there was an issue.
The 2012-13 season was the last time the Knicks had a winning record and made the playoffs. No one really knows when New York is going to be competitive again. The Knicks are certainly hoping new team president Leon Rose’s litany of connections in the NBA will help the team improve from top to bottom.
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