Who owns New York Knicks?
New York Knicks is owned by MSG Sports (the United States, NYSE: MSGS).[1]
Evidence: Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-13, SEC EDGAR, 13 August 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Category
- Media & entertainment › Live & sport › Sports leagues
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: MSGS
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About New York Knicks
The New York Knicks are the NBA franchise owned by Madison Square Garden Sports, which describes them as an original franchise of the league. By the company's count they have made nine trips to the NBA Finals and won three championships, the most recent in 2026. They play home games at Madison Square Garden under a licence agreement with MSG Entertainment that runs through 2055, and their local broadcast rights sit with MSG Networks.
What MSG Sports's annual report says about New York Knicks
Sentences about New York Knicks from MSG Sports's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
Our Business Our Sports Franchises New York Knicks As an original franchise of the NBA, the Knicks have a rich history that includes some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game and a large and passionate global fan base.
How often MSG Sports names New York Knicks in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of New York Knicks
- Current owner MSG Sports [1] verified
Where New York Knicks sits in MSG Sports
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by MSG Sports
MSG Sports controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 4 of them in media & entertainment.
Also in media & entertainment
Other brands in sports leagues, and who owns them
MSG Sports has more brands in sports leagues on Brandtree than any other owner: 4 of 18.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Celtic FC Women | Celtic plc | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Juventus | Juventus FC S.p.A. | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Formula 1 | Liberty Media | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Manchester United | Manchester United plc | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| UFC | TKO Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Atlanta Braves | Atlanta Braves Holdings | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Borussia Dortmund | Borussia Dortmund KGaA | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Professional Bowlers Association | Lucky Strike Entertainment | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: MSG Sports
MSG Sports is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States, founded in 2015. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: MSGS.
Madison Square Garden Sports owns the New York Knicks of the NBA and the New York Rangers of the NHL, plus two development-league teams, the Hartford Wolf Pack and the Westchester Knicks. It was incorporated in Delaware on 4 March 2015 and converted to a Nevada corporation on 10 June 2025. It no longer owns the arena its teams play in: the Garden belongs to MSG Entertainment, which licenses it to both teams under agreements running to 2055. Fiscal 2026 revenue was $1.125 billion.
🇺🇸 New York Knicks and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; New York Knicks is not one of them.
- 20th Century Studios — Disney 🇺🇸
- AMC — AMC Networks 🇺🇸
- AMC Theatres — AMC Theatres 🇺🇸
- AMF — Lucky Strike Entertainment 🇺🇸
- Adventure Island — United Parks 🇺🇸
- Antenna TV — Nexstar 🇺🇸
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of New York Knicks?
The parent company of New York Knicks is MSG Sports, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is New York Knicks American?
Yes. New York Knicks originated in the United States and its owner, MSG Sports, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is New York Knicks still owned by MSG Sports?
Yes. As of 10 October 2026, New York Knicks is still owned by MSG Sports. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-08-13 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 13 August 2026; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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