Knicks superfan Fat Joe says the Cavaliers “took the tickets away” he purchased to sit courtside for Game 4. The rapper suggested he may have to sit “All The Way Up” in the stands at Rocket Arena. Fat Joe said the Cavaliers didn’t want Knicks fans sitting that close.
Fat Joe’s Courtside Tickets Revoked
Fat Joe appeared on ESPN’s “NBA Today” live in Cleveland. He said, unprompted, that the Cavs took the tickets from him because they didn’t want Knicks fans sitting that close.
“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 on the programme. “They took the tickets away courtside after we purchased it, so shame on you all.”
Podcast host and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis claimed that the Cavaliers had “blocked me from buying” seats courtside.
He also said that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert had ticketholders with courtside seats sign a DocuSign that they would not resell their tickets or they “would face a lifetime ban” by the team.
Other Knicks Fans Affected
Fat Joe wasn’t the only Knicks fan that seemed to have their tickets revoked. A league source told The Post that at least 10 other Knicks fans with courtside seats had been called by a Cavaliers executive and told they no longer had seats. After those fans were informed they no longer had courtside seats, the Cavs did relocate them to a higher section inside the arena for Game 4.
Cavaliers’ Explanation
The Cavaliers did provide their side of the story when reached about the situation with Fat Joe. “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. “All courtside ticket holders are required to comply with the terms of the single-game playoff agreement.”
Celebrity Sightings at Game 4
While not courtside, a number of Knicks celeb fans were on hand for Game 4. Spike Lee and Timothée Chalamet posted on social media from Cleveland hours ahead of the game. Fat Joe was seen inside the arena.
Pop icon Taylor Swift and her fiancé, and Cleveland native, Travis Kelce, sat courtside during Game 3.
Teams have tried to keep Knicks fans out of their arenas during the postseason. The Sixers notably attempted to prevent visiting supporters from invading the City of Brotherly Love by limiting ticket sales to those who lived in the greater Philadelphia area. The attempt fell flat as Knicks fans took over Xfinity Mobile Arena during the two games in Philly. Those games also included appearances by Lee, Chalamet, Ben Stiller and Tracy Morgan.
Fat Joe, a Bronx native, has a longstanding history of Knicks fandom and has been at Madison Square Garden plenty during the course of the team’s playoff run this season.
During his appearance on ESPN, he told the panel the reason he went to Cleveland was “so we