Knicks merch sells out quickly in NYC

A line ran out the door of the official NBA Store on Fifth Avenue early Sunday afternoon despite customers having to navigate a maze of police barricades to get there because of the Puerto Rican Day parade just outside.

Some customers were disappointed to learn the store had sold out of Knicks jerseys a day and half earlier, although it still had T-shirts, sweaters and hats in stock, according to a sales representative who gave his name only as Argenis.

"We're already out of jerseys for everybody on the Knicks. Doesn't even matter what name. Retro, they was picking that up too," he said as rhythms of salsa and reggaeton trickled into the air-conditioned interior from the parade outside.

Street vendors on the 42nd Street sidewalk were selling Puerto Rican hats and bandanas alongside Knicks T-shirts. Both were selling well, said a vendor who gave his name only as Ousmane from Senegal.

At a nearby street stall featuring Knicks-themed fridge magnets, Jalen Brunson's jersey magnets were sold out but a few Josh Hart and Karl-Anthony Towns magnets remained.

Earlier, on Fifth Avenue, George Foy, 40, was one of many Puerto Rican Day parade-goers sporting both a Knicks jersey and a Puerto Rican flag, which Foy had tied around his shoulders like a cape.

"I had to wear my Knicks jersey, my Knicks hat with my Puerto Rican stuff," said Foy, of Queens. "If the Knicks would have lost yesterday, today would have been different. But the fact that the Knicks won … it's absolutely phenomenal. Riding that energy has been awesome."