Mamdani $1,000 Game 3 Ticket Claim Faces Scrutiny — Face Value Get-In Ran $4K+ All Day, Two Courtside Seats Sold for $1M at Auction

Mamdani told reporters Mon evening he paid $1,000 for his standing-room ticket purchased "directly through MSG." Secondary-market get-in was over $4,000 by midday Mon; two courtside seats sold for $1M at auction. The price gap fueled accountability questions on Mon night and Tue morning across CNN, NBC, Yahoo Sports, Clutch Points, and HITC. Mamdani has not produced a receipt or said whether the seat was complimentary, comped, or face-value through an MSG arrangement available to other ticket buyers.

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