Alex Rodriguez flies to New York the night of the Knicks’ championship party

Alex Rodriguez flew from Las Vegas to Teterboro on the evening of June 16, 2026, a four-hour, 21-minute hop that put down just before 7 p.m. Eastern. The Gulfstream IV SP he uses via Wheels Up made the trip from Harry Reid International Airport, where he had been since at least the prior day.

The same night his plane landed, the New York Knicks were celebrating their first NBA championship in 53 years at an exclusive party at Flyfish Club in Manhattan, per multiple reports. Rodriguez is co-owner of the Timberwolves and Lynx—the Knicks’ conference rival—but the Miami-based former Yankee has deep ties to New York’s sports and media landscape, including his Fox Sports analyst role. The arrival coincides with the biggest sports story in the city this week, with a ticker-tape parade for the Knicks scheduled for Thursday.

The flight fits a pattern: Rodriguez has shuttled between New York and his Miami home base regularly over the past month, with trips on June 5, May 30, and May 27. The Vegas leg suggests he may have been attending other business or media commitments before redirecting to New York for the city’s championship fever.