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Talk about a Big Bang.
Page Six hears that there was an ursa major blow-up between Madison Square Garden staffers and, of all people, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson over Rangers tickets this past weekend.
Apparently, the famed arena offered him stubs to Monday’s game — then swiftly withdrew the offer after, in a strange twist, he claimed its board was all-white.
The bizarre back-and-forth began, we’re told, when the astrophysicist asked for a handful of tickets to see the Rangers play the Colorado Avalanche.
We’re told the Garden readily agreed to give him some seats, but couldn’t provide as many as he’d asked for. Then things began to spin off their axis.
Apparently Dr. deGrasse Tyson mentioned, to the bafflement of Garden staff, that it’s Black History Month — adding that he’d noticed there are no non-white members of its board.
It seems that stunned and dismayed insiders — one of whom, we’re told, somewhat oxymoronically referred to him as “that idiot astrophysicist” — swiftly voided the tickets they’d already given him.
Tyson asked for tickets to see the Rangers play the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images
Tyson pointed out to the staffers that the Garden’s board didn’t have any non-white members. Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
Sounds like it’ll be many moons before the good doctor can go to a Rangers game without getting an icy reception.
Perhaps he should try the LA Galaxy instead.
Dr. deGrasse Tyson didn’t respond to our request for comment.
A rep for MSG told us: “Mr. Tyson is incorrect, we have several diverse members on our boards.”
