Knicks fans clash with cops in chaotic scene outside Bryant Park Game 3 watch party
Rowdy Knicks fanatics clashed with cops outside Bryant Park’s Game 3 watch party Monday night – including at least one who hurled a bottle at an officer.
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The sea of fans was already teetering over the edge just one hour after tip-off, as many didn’t make it inside the official watch park of the Knicks-Spurs game in the Midtown park.
Rabblerousing fans started vaulting onto parked cars while chanting “We want Wemby!” One daredevil set fire to a Spurs t-shirt, while a mob chased a San Antonio fan across the street.
The troublemakers, who largely appeared to be young people, even knocked down a metal bus sign and broke off large tree branches.
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Cops in riot gear rushed to control the unruly crowd and deployed pepper spray, while fans tossed bottles at the officers.
One person was arrested for assaulting a police officer and at least six people were cuffed for disorderly conduct.
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