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douglas ward's avatar

When I lived in Portland I would attend a game every once in a while when the product was worth watching. That hasn't been the case for many years. I can only guess what the average season ticket price is nowadays but I have a hard time generating any sympathy for those who can afford to shell out that kind of coin. No invested ownership, rookie GM who looks like an auto mechanic, no-name coach, etc. I don't watch the NBA anymore. It's just jack up threes or take sixteen steps on the way to the hoop for a slam.

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Dwight Lilly's avatar

In 1976 -1979 I owned a bar on 6th in Seattle just North of Denny. The monorail ran parallel. The Seattle Sonics played at the arena at Seattle Center and me and a bunch of friends would walk the short distance to watch the games. The cheap seats were....drum roll....$6. We were regulars, never missed a home game or playoffs. I had four season tickets to the Seahawks and Washington Huskies. I believe if memory serves me, the Husky tickets were $110 each for the year and Seahawks more but less than $500. I remember when panty hose wearing Broadway Joe Namoth signed a contract for....drum roll...$400,000, we were shocked.

Now I watch games from my man cave here in Nevada on a 120" screen, the beer, popcorn and snacks are reasonable..delivered fresh from the kitchen. I dropped the Huskies three years ago, my last season tickets, the grandkids were not interested in attending nor my daughters and their husbands anymore. Frankly, the schools and pro leagues and players have ruined the experience, the greed is overwhelming. Screw them.

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