{"id":248240,"date":"2026-06-14T04:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/police-car-smashed-as-crazed-knicks-fans-celebrate-in-chaotic-scenes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T04:54:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T04:54:00","slug":"police-car-smashed-as-crazed-knicks-fans-celebrate-in-chaotic-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/14\/police-car-smashed-as-crazed-knicks-fans-celebrate-in-chaotic-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Police car smashed as crazed Knicks fans celebrate in chaotic scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>For Knicks fans, the long wait is finally over.<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch every game of the 2026 NBA Finals LIVE with ESPN on Kayo Sports |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/basketball\/nba\/nba-finals-2026-live-updates-san-antonio-spurs-vs-new-york-knicks-score-finals-mvp-announcement-victor-wembanyama\/news-story\/d6dd379434c8a283e9927c7b5d02c994\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"e5mrwj-0 jpgUYc\"><amp-iframe width=\"16\" height=\"9\" title=\"Minutely\" layout=\"responsive\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-top-navigation\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" referrerpolicy=\"unsafe-url\" src=\"https:\/\/snippet.tldw.me\/amp\/amp-launcher.html?publisher=204500&amp;placement=4280\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\" id=\"i-amp-0\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/content.foxsports.com.au\/fs\/electrode\/poster-fallback.png\" placeholder=\"true\" i-amphtml-ssr=\"\" data-hero=\"\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-fill i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"fill\"><\/amp-img><\/amp-iframe><\/div>\n<p>A roaring sea of orange and blue crashed across the Big Apple, as thousands of Knicks fans went wild watching their beloved team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/basketball\/nba\/nba-finals-2026-live-updates-san-antonio-spurs-vs-new-york-knicks-score-finals-mvp-announcement-victor-wembanyama\/news-story\/d6dd379434c8a283e9927c7b5d02c994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">snap a 53-year losing streak<\/a> and finally take home the NBA championship as New York completed another double-digit fourth quarter comeback powered by Jalen Brunson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWE DID IT BABY! WE DID IT!\u201d 24-year-old Rami Abdulaziz, who watched the game inside Madison Square Garden, told<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/13\/us-news\/knicks-fans-commence-celebration-of-nba-finals-win-with-jam-packed-street-takeover\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The Post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes you get speechless just talking about it. You get the chills and tears come in your eyes,\u201d said Queens native Vick Artis, 31, who attended a watch party outside the arena.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"New York Knicks fans celebrate their victory after a watch party for Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Andres Kudacki)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/36169fca0a5526de3859e52c6b8b7918\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/36169fca0a5526de3859e52c6b8b7918?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/36169fca0a5526de3859e52c6b8b7918?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/36169fca0a5526de3859e52c6b8b7918?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>New York Knicks fans celebrate their victory after a watch party for Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Andres Kudacki)<\/span><span>Source: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Knicks put the nail in the coffin. After the comeback in Game 4 they showed no matter what the Spurs do, the Knicks will always fight harder,\u201d 19-year-old Theo Chun of Park Slope said.<\/p>\n<p>Some fanatics went overboard with their celebration before the game even ended.<\/p>\n<p>The NYPD made four arrests around MSG for assault on a police officer, two for disorderly conduct, and one for obstructing governmental administration prior to the end of the game, according to police sources.<\/p>\n<p>Out of control fans even smashed up a cop car outside Madison Square Garden, according to shocking video.<\/p>\n<p>Two maniacs were seen jumping on top of the car and smashing up its front window in a video posted by Freedomnews.TV.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"A NYPD cop car windshield was smashed during the mayhem. Credit: FNTV\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/4d5f4394cefa20f5c5c1b4ecef3307c3\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/4d5f4394cefa20f5c5c1b4ecef3307c3?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/4d5f4394cefa20f5c5c1b4ecef3307c3?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/4d5f4394cefa20f5c5c1b4ecef3307c3?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>A NYPD cop car windshield was smashed during the mayhem. Credit: FNTV<\/span><span>Source: Supplied<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"Knicks fans immediately started getting rowdy. Credit: FNTV\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/c174807f8e1d33a596c31b2ec14def54\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/c174807f8e1d33a596c31b2ec14def54?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/c174807f8e1d33a596c31b2ec14def54?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/c174807f8e1d33a596c31b2ec14def54?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>Knicks fans immediately started getting rowdy. Credit: FNTV<\/span><span>Source: FOX SPORTS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t clear who they were or if there were any arrests.<\/p>\n<p>In another wild scene captured on video, NYPD officers took down an out of control fan and shoved several others back outside the garden.<\/p>\n<p><b>THE BEST PICTURES OF KNICKS FANS CELEBRATING<\/b><\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"New York Knicks fans celebrate after winning Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Heather Khalifa)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/d82fb011cebc279e70d4059f52f59ef9\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/d82fb011cebc279e70d4059f52f59ef9?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/d82fb011cebc279e70d4059f52f59ef9?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/d82fb011cebc279e70d4059f52f59ef9?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>New York Knicks fans celebrate after winning Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Heather Khalifa)<\/span><span>Source: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"Knicks fans celebrate in Central Park after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the series, in New York, on June 13, 2026. The Knicks won the NBA Championship for the first time since 1973, for the third time in franchise history. (Photo by kena betancur \/ AFP)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/66195b1f0f8fe2df67c7308a88a78b22\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/66195b1f0f8fe2df67c7308a88a78b22?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/66195b1f0f8fe2df67c7308a88a78b22?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/66195b1f0f8fe2df67c7308a88a78b22?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>Knicks fans celebrate in Central Park after the New York Knicks defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals to win the series, in New York, on June 13, 2026. The Knicks won the NBA Championship for the first time since 1973, for the third time in franchise history. (Photo by kena betancur \/ AFP)<\/span><span>Source: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"New York Knicks fans celebrate their victory after Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Heather Khalifa)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b11002409721ae4d4e307c369d531fac\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b11002409721ae4d4e307c369d531fac?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b11002409721ae4d4e307c369d531fac?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/b11002409721ae4d4e307c369d531fac?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>New York Knicks fans celebrate their victory after Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Heather Khalifa)<\/span><span>Source: AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: New Yorkers celebrate during the closing moments of Game 5 of the NBA finals at Harlem Tavern on June 13, 2026 in New York City. The Knicks closed out the San Antonio Spurs to win their first championship since 1973. Jeremy Weine\/Getty Images\/AFP (Photo by Jeremy Weine \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/01192973a5fce500d081d0558d1ef7a6\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/01192973a5fce500d081d0558d1ef7a6?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/01192973a5fce500d081d0558d1ef7a6?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/01192973a5fce500d081d0558d1ef7a6?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>NEW YORK, NEW YORK &#8211; JUNE 13: New Yorkers celebrate during the closing moments of Game 5 of the NBA finals at Harlem Tavern on June 13, 2026 in New York City. The Knicks closed out the San Antonio Spurs to win their first championship since 1973. Jeremy Weine\/Getty Images\/AFP (Photo by Jeremy Weine \/ GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA \/ Getty Images via AFP)<\/span><span>Source: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-11i7hbm-0 eUyOEq\"><amp-img alt=\"Knicks fans inside Wollman Rink in Central Park react to Game 5 of the NBA finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, in New York, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by kena betancur \/ AFP)\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/5664dfe28591742d1f9bd61eb74528e1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/5664dfe28591742d1f9bd61eb74528e1?width=320 320w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/5664dfe28591742d1f9bd61eb74528e1?width=640 640w, https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/5664dfe28591742d1f9bd61eb74528e1?width=768 768w\" layout=\"responsive\" attribution=\"test\" class=\"i-amphtml-layout-responsive i-amphtml-layout-size-defined\" i-amphtml-layout=\"responsive\"><i-amphtml-sizer style=\"display:block;padding-top:56.25%\"\/><\/amp-img><figcaption class=\"sc-11i7hbm-1 gSnntl\"><span>Knicks fans inside Wollman Rink in Central Park react to Game 5 of the NBA finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs, in New York, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by kena betancur \/ AFP)<\/span><span>Source: AFP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/14\/us-news\/crazed-knicks-fans-smash-cop-car-as-nba-finals-ecstasy-immediately-turns-violent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com.au\/basketball\/nba\/nba-finals-2026-new-york-knicks-fans-celebrate-championship-in-the-streets-smash-cop-car-video-pictures\/news-story\/f413ea58bbe8d1c8bf45c37df325d70f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Knicks fans, the long wait is finally over. Watch every game of the 2026 NBA Finals LIVE with ESPN on Kayo Sports | New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. 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