According to a story in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Friday night's NBA preseason game at Alltel Arena between the Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets has only sold 2,000 tickets so far. They attribute this in part due to competition from the opening of the Arkansas State Fair and high school football.
But the real problem is the high ticket prices for the product that shows up on the floor. Ticket prices are $12, $25, $35, $45, $50, and $100. That's a lot to pay for a game where the starters last less than a half. People who have been to these games at Alltel for so many years have probably gotten tired of paying that when you can drive two hours once the season starts and watch the Memphis Grizzlies in a regular season game.
Still, we can't embarrass Joe. Buy a ticket and show up.
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