Diddy Granted Permission to Watch Knicks Game From Jail
May 16, 2025
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Although he’s behind bars, a certain ex-multiplatinum musician has been given the green light to tune in to some NBA postseason action.
In the midst of a trial for sex trafficking and racketeering, disgraced former hip hop superstar and fashion mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has been granted access to a TV with basic cable for Friday night, per TMZ Sports.
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A former courtside presence in Madison Square Garden, Combs apparently hopes to check out his beloved New York Knicks as they continue their march through the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Game 6 of the Knicks’ second round series against the Boston Celtics on Friday night tips off at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN. New York currently leads the Celtics, 3-2.
Sean Diddy Combs listens during opening statements on the first day of trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 12, 2025, in New York. Sean Diddy Combs listens during opening statements on the first day of trial in Manhattan federal court, Monday, May 12, 2025, in New York. AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams
Boston lost six-time All-Star power forward Jayson Tatum for the rest of the postseason due to a right Achilles tendon tear, incurred in Game 4.
The Knicks won that contest, but somehow dropped Game 5, 127-102, despite fielding a healthy roster, with the Celtics’ best player shelved. Now, the action returns to Madison Square Garden. New York can close out Boston on Friday night.
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Should the Knicks make the Eastern Conference Finals (where they would place the Indiana Pacers), it would mark their first appearance there in 25 years.
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For more on the Boston Celtics, the New York Knicks and the NBA at large, head to Newsweek Sports.
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