21 detained as chaos erupts at Bryant Park NBA Finals watch party
TL;DR
About 21 people were detained outside Bryant Park’s city-hosted NBA Finals watch party after it reached capacity; 8 were arrested and charged and 13 released with summons, while two were charged with assault on a police officer and one with attempted assault as fights broke out and officers were injured, with crowds spilling onto 42nd Street.
- 21 taken into custody outside Bryant Park Knicks watch party, NYPD says Spectrum News NY1
- Night With the Knicks: Rancor, Jubilation and an Unusual Loss The New York Times
- Knicks Fans Brawl in Street as NYC Watch Party Descends into Chaos with Several Arrested People.com
- With the NBA Finals returning to MSG for the first time in 27 years and the president in attendance, both teams will try to do the impossible: pretend it's just another game Yahoo Sports
- Bryant Park Knicks watch party ends with 21 arrests after disorderly behavior, officer assaulted ABC7 Eyewitness News
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