Merch, anyone? Some DICK's Sporting Goods stores on LI to reopen 'immediately' if Knicks win Game 5

Should the Knicks clinch a long-awaited title tonight, fans will be clamoring to get their hands on championship merch.
On Long Island and throughout the New York metro area, DICK’s Sporting Goods is bracing for the possibility. 

The retailer announced it would extend store hours at more than two dozen locations in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and offer exclusive official championship items, from T-shirts to locker room hats.

On Long Island, the Bay Shore, Commack, Garden City, Lake Grove, Melville, Patchogue, Riverhead and Valley Stream stores would reopen “immediately” after a Knicks Game 5 victory, according to a news release.

Those stores would also open early at 7 a.m. on Sunday, the company said. Fans can also shop online.
Store managers and associates across Long Island said Knicks gear has been flying off the shelves during their historic run.

Sean McCourt, a front end manager at the Commack store, plans to watch the game from work this evening so he can be on hand to reopen if they win.

“We’ve been getting shipments of upwards of 20 boxes almost every day, and they're gone within the day,” McCourt said. “It’s been a madhouse.”

One they hope continues into the wee hours of Sunday.