The NYPD is searching for the suspect who allegedly beat a teenage Knicks fan into coma during a brawl after Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
The attack occurred late Wednesday night, minutes before midnight, on West 35th Street — just two blocks north of Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knicks had just beat the San Antonio Spurs in a historic comeback.
A group of people went up to the 17-year-old victim and started arguing with him about the Knicks, according to police. The argument escalated and turned violent, as the group punched and kicked the teen in his head and all over his body, police said.
At some point during the beatdown, the victim suffered a seizure and went into a coma, police said. The suspects ran off immediately after.
The teen was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue in critical condition. He was said to be out of his coma on Friday.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
The attack occurred on the same night police took 41 people into custody, as crowds got rowdy following the Knicks’ incredible comeback. Some people were seen climbing on cars, taxis and truck, while others destroyed property.
Ten police officers were injured in the chaos.
