The New York Knicks will celebrate Filipino American heritage night when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday.
The Knicks, in cooperation with the Rise Hoops, have allotted a blocked section for Filipino Americans. The lower-level ticket packages start at $85, while the upper-level packages start at $60. The discounted ticket prices come with a Filipino-inspired Knicks hat and a $15 food and beverage credit.
New York has the third-most population of Filipinos in the US with approximately 236,000, according to a research study in 2019.
In 2019, around 800 Filipino American members of the Staten Island Philippine American Group (Sipag New York), Queens Long Island Basketball, the Outstanding Filipinos in America (TOFA), Xanders Basketball, and Rise Hoops watched the Filipino Heritage Night-featured game between the Knicks and the Chicago Bulls.