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Some Knicks fans who planned to go to San Antonio are going miss their chance to witness history in person.<\/p>\n

Read more Knicks vs. Spurs live updates: NBA Finals news, score and highlights from Game 5<\/a><\/p>\n

Raucous and eager Knicks fans were set to take off on an American Airlines flight from LaGuardia Airport to Austin at 12:30 p.m. ET to potentially watch the Knicks clinch their first NBA Finals title in 53 years, but that will not happen anymore for at least some of them after a few delays, according to a Knicks fan account on X.<\/p>\n

The flight, originally scheduled for 12:30, was delayed until 2:30 p.m., and then until 4, and then again for another hour, meaning fans would likely miss at least the start of the 8:30 p.m. opening tip for Game 5 at Frost Bank Center when factoring in the commute from Austin to San Antonio.<\/p>\n

At 3:11 p.m., the flight no longer had a flight crew, with Knick fan @EverythinKnicks even joking that Spurs fans must be controlling the air traffic control centers.<\/p>\n

The same account later posted that the flight was delayed until 5 p.m. and that they didn\u2019t end up going as they\u2019d miss practically the entire game.<\/p>\n

\u201cFlight ended up getting delayed to 5,\u201d they wrote. \u201cSo nobody was going to make it to the game in time. All the Knicks fans decided to not take the flight at that point because once they told us we needed to get off the plane due to the delays, there was no point of getting back on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some on X felt sorry for @EverythinKnicks, but others thought the user\u2019s decision to cut it so close was bound to backfire.<\/p>\n

Read more Horrifying discovery outside Iranian World Cup team\u2019s training ground in Tijuana<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cOh my god I\u2019m so sorry. Please tell MSG. Maybe they can help in some way \u2013 Game 6? Parade route? Player meet and greet?\u201d X user @willrocklin responded. <\/p>\n

\u201cAm I the only one who thinks it\u2019s crazy to not leave a day in advance instead of the day of to ensure I get to the game? Like this is poor planning and I don\u2019t feel bad at all,\u201d @Maiers_Luke wrote<\/p>\n

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The disaster comes after several fans couldn\u2019t make it to San Antonio on Friday due to severe thunderstorms in the tri-state area.<\/p>\n

Toby Hyde, a Brooklyn resident, was supposed to board a 5:33 p.m. flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to San Antonio on Friday, but the storms sent him scrambling for a backup plan.<\/p>\n

Even with potentially fewer members of Knicks faithful there, the Knicks can close out the Spurs in San Antonio in Game 5 Saturday night to win their first title since 1973. <\/p>\n

Read more Gridlock slams NYC as World Cup travelers rocked by \u2018chaotic\u2019 transit planning<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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