Want to hang courtside with Jack on Father's Day at the NBA finals? It'll cost you
Sure, Craigslist has tickets for sale in LA and in Boston, and you can also bid for them on EBay. They're going for tens of thousands of dollars, which already seems kind of nutty. But $112,000 for a pair? That's what The Daily Breeze is reporting:
At numerous online brokers such as Stubhub.com, prices for Tuesday's or Thursday's Lakers home games have listed from $400 for nosebleed seats at the top of the arena to $29,000 courtside, with a great midcourt seat commanding $7,000.
Brokers say the prices to get into a potential Game 5 Father's Day contest Sunday are expected to run even higher -- especially if the Lakers lead.
The two seats next to the Lakers bench that listed for $56,000 each -- minimum two -- were posted on Ticketturbo.com, with other sites selling them for slightly less.
"The prices are unprecedented," said Brad Schy, owner of Musical Chairs Ticket Service in Brentwood.
Even seen-it-all old hands in the sports ticket business are being taken by surprise. Now if only the Lakers could surprise everyone and start winning.
--Veronique de Turenne
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That's Lou Adler, Jack Nicholson and Lorraine Nicholson watching the Lakers play the Utah Jazz at Staples Center on May 14.
Its great to see these two teams face off! I think its totally worth the high ticket price! I picked up a couple tickets from TickCo and am so excited for the game!
Posted by: cher | June 11, 2008 at 11:58 AM