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The present Garden hosts 320 events a year but it is best known as the home of the New York Knicks of the NBA and New York Rangers of the NHL. The aforementioned professional sports teams play their home matches in the arena and are owned by the Garden itself. It also hosts New York Liberty (WNBA) home games, the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus when it comes to New York City, home games for the St. John's Red Storm (college basketball), the annual pre and postseason NIT tournaments, the NBA Draft, the Millrose Games athletics meet, and almost any other kind of indoor activity that draws large audiences, such as the 2004 Republican National Convention. It has previously hosted the 1976, 1980 and 1992 Democratic National Conventions. World Wrestling Entertainment considers it its home arena as well, due to the fact that all generations of the McMahon family, including Vince McMahon's father and grandfather. have promoted shows at the Garden. MSG has hosted three WrestleManias, three SummerSlams, two Survivor Series, and the 2000 Royal Rumble. However, in 2005, World Wrestling Entertainment temporarily broke off their relationship with 'The Garden' due to the fact that WWE felt that since rental costs for the building have gone up, they could no longer make a profit in the building. However, a year later, World Wrestling Entertainment patched things up with MSG, and have agreed to host the 2008 edition of SummerSlam in the venue. MSG is also known for its place in the history of boxing. New York Knicks tickets many of boxing's biggest fights were held at Madison Square Garden, including many of Joe Louis, the Roberto Duran-Ken Buchanan affair, and the first and second Joe Frazier-Muhammad Ali bouts. Before promoters such as Don King and Bob Arum moved boxing to Las Vegas, Madison Square Garden was considered the mecca of boxing. Most large popular-music concerts in New York City take place in Madison Square Garden. Particularly famous ones include The Concert for New York City following the September 11 attacks and John Lennon's final concert appearance before his murder in 1980. Many musical acts released seminal live albums recorded at MSG, including Led Zeppelin, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, Billy Joel, Phish, and Elvis Presley. Pearl Jam released a DVD of a concert at the Garden. Bands such as Phish, Cream and The Jacksons have had reunion shows there. The arena is also used for other special New York Knicks tickets events, including Tennis, Circus, and Wrestling events. The New York Police Academy also holds its annual graduation ceremony for new officers at Madison Square Garden. New York Knicks tickets it has become the New York site of the annual Grammy Awards, (which are normally held in Los Angeles) and hosted the 2005 Country Music Association Awards (normally held in Nashville). The Big East Conference men's basketball tournament has been held at MSG every year since 1983.