As if this series needed any more drama, it’s being reported that some of the Cleveland Cavaliers players are upset about how much more expensive the NBA Finals ticket prices are this year compared to last year’s NBA Finals.
“The Warriors offered the Cavaliers lower-level tickets, in the corners of the arena, to buy for their friends and family for $1,300 each,” ESPN’s Darren Rovell writes. “Last year, those tickets were about half that price, sources said.”
Rovell also notes that “several members” of the Cavs opted to not even bother purchasing tickets because of the high cost of doing so. When asked, a Warriors spokesperson told Rovell that it was a simple matter of supply and demand. He also notes the ticket prices given to the Cavaliers players were actually lower than face value.
It’s a shame the players who opted to not buy tickets for their friends and family will be playing without their loved ones in the stands.
Game 2 of the 2016 NBA Finals takes place Sunday, June 5, starting at 8 p.m. ET at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. The Warriors opened up the series with a win at home as their bench scored 45 points to make up for cold-shooting nights by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.