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NEW YORK — A teenager was beaten so badly during the celebrations outside New York City’s Madison Square Garden earlier this week that he’s in a coma.
It happened following the Knicks Game 4 NBA Finals win against the San Antonio Spurs.
The 17-year-old victim was approached by a group and then attacked during a verbal dispute outside 235 West 35th Street around 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The fight apparently began with a content creator allegedly provoking Knicks fans.
Detectives have reviewed cellphone video that shows the content creator interviewing a member of the crowd.
The content creator asked members of the crowd, “Who do you got?” And one person said “I’ve got the Knicks.”
A person with the content creator, in an apparent attempt to provoke the crowd for social media, responded, “Spurs in 7.”
The person being interviewed responded, “Go Knicks, suck my (expletive).”
A fight then ensued. Police said the group of Knicks fans challenged the content creator, and the 17-year-old victim became involved and was assaulted.
Authorities said the teen was kicked multiple times in the head and body.
He suffered a seizure and went into a coma, police said. He was taken to an area hospital in critical condition, but has since been stabilized.
No arrests have been made. Police released a surveillance image of one of the people believed to be involved and are searching for others.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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