We Got Inside Knicks Surveillance — and MSG's Deep State Is Stranger Than You Think
From Pablo Torre Finds Out by The Athletic
April 17, 2026 · 56 min
About this episode
The episode explores the extensive surveillance practices of MSG and its owner James Dolan, revealing insights from a WIRED investigation.
Tracking players. Monitoring kids. Allegedly watching a fan enter the bathroom. The panopticon of notorious owner James Dolan has been caught in glimpses. But a WIRED investigation — revealed in collaboration with PTFO — lifts the veil on the Orwellian scope (and occasional clown show) of MSG security, from The Garden and The Sphere to the streets of New York and out across America. Correspondent Noah Shachtman and Pablo hear from spooked insiders, read snooping group chats, scour a second-by-second confidential report, plus view the facial-recognition database itself — only to discover that paranoid billionaires... are all around us. • Read the full digital cover story at WIRED • Subscribe to Pablo's newsletter for exclusive access, documents and invites (Pablo Torre Finds Out is independently produced by Meadowlark Media and distributed by The Athletic. The views, research and reporting expressed in this episode are solely those of Pablo Torre Finds Out and do not reflect the work or editorial input of The Athletic or its journalists.) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Pablo Torre
Guest: Noah Shachtman
Topics covered
- Knicks surveillance
- MSG security
- facial recognition
- privacy concerns
- sports ownership
- investigative journalism
Keywords
- Knicks
- surveillance
- James Dolan
- MSG
- facial recognition
- privacy
- investigation
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Organizations: WIRED, Meadowlark Media, The Athletic, MSG
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