Top 5 Plays from Game 6 of the 2016 NBA Finals
So you want two tickets to Game 7 of the NBA Finals, eh? Oh, you want courtside seats, too? Thatll be $99,000.
Thats exactly what one fan was willing to pay to see history on Sunday night, according to online ticket resale website StubHub, which says the $49,500 per ticket cost is the highest in the companys 16-year existence.
StubHub spokesman Cameron Papp toldESPN the previous record price was $37,000 for Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals in Los Angeles between the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. Papp said he cant reveal who bought the dream seats but the person is well known.
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According to ESPNs Darren Rovell, StubHub sold five tickets to Game 6 for $25,000 apiece, while on Friday, the Golden State Warriors resale site sold two Game 7 tickets for $21,500 apiece.
To put this in perspective, $49,500 is just around $4,000 shy of the 2014 annual median American income. Whoever this fortunate person is will witness a historic moment. Either the Warriors will cap off the best regular season in NBA history with its second consecutive title or the Cleveland Cavaliers will be the first sports franchise from that city to win a championship since the 1964 Cleveland Browns, as well as become the first NBA team to overcome a 3-1 deficit in the Finals to claim a title.
As of 9 p.m. Friday, standing room only tickets for Game 7 were going for as little as $777.78 on StubHub.
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