The New York Knicks invite military officials to Sunday’s game against the Utah Jazz at 3:00 p.m. in honor of their brave service to our country. The Knicks will host “Military Appreciation Day,” which will include a special pre-game performance of “God Bless America,” performed by Country Music Channel’s Nashville Star, Fireman Tommy Stanley. There will also be an on-court halftime presentation by the Naval Academy’s silent drill team, The Jolly Rogers. The afternoon will be capped by a special tribute from NAVYForMoms.com.

 

The Knicks are offering special ticket packages on the nyknicks.com website in honor of “Military Appreciation Night.” Fans can log on to the Knicks website for special terms and conditions and must use the code “USA” in order to be eligible for these discounted tickets.

 

 

Knicks 2008-09 ticket plans are now available, including Season Subscriptions starting as low as $25 per game. For more information call (877) NYK-HOOP or long on to nyknicks.com

 

The NBA’s New York Knickerbockers basketball team, in its 63rd year of operation, is part of Madison Square Garden, L.P. Madison Square Garden, L.P. is owned by Cablevision Systems Corporation and includes the New York Knicks (NBA); the New York Rangers (NHL); the New York Liberty (WNBA); the Hartford Wolf Pack (American Hockey League); MSG Entertainment, which includes concerts and events at Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, The WaMu Theater at Madison Square Garden, the Beacon Theatre, the legendary Chicago Theatre, as well as an exclusive co-booking agreement with the venerable Wang Theatre in Boston, and which manages wholly-owned live entertainment properties including the Radio City Rockettes and the Radio City Christmas Spectacular; MSG Media, which is comprised of television networks MSG and MSG Plus, MSG Interactive, which oversees all company wireless and online initiatives, and Fuse, the only national music television network; and the Madison Square Garden arena complex, located in the heart of the New York metropolitan area.

 

New York’s regular home schedule is highlighted by two visits from the World Champion Boston Celtics on Sunday, Jan. 4 and Friday, Feb. 6, one visit by the Western Conference Champion Los Angeles Lakers on Monday, Feb. 2 and one appearance by the Chicago Bulls and the first overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Derrick Rose, on Monday, Jan. 19, in its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day game. The team will play five total afternoon games at home.

 

The Knicks will play 18 back-to-back sets and four-games-in-five-nights on three occasions.

 

Prior to the 82-game regular season, New York will participate in six preseason games, including three at Madison Square Garden. Tickets for the preseason home games at MSG go on sale Thursday, Sep. 4 at 9:00 a.m. and can be purchased at the Madison Square Garden Box Office, nyknicks.com, (800) 4NBA-TIX and TicketMaster outlets. The preseason schedule will be released later this month.

 

Knicks 2008-09 ticket plans are now available, including Season Subscriptions starting as low as $25 per game. For more information call (877) NYK-HOOP or log onto nyknicks.com.

 

Media Day is scheduled for Monday, Sep. 29 at Madison Square Garden Training Center in Greenburgh, NY.