Another KO Victim Is the Fan Who Pays Stiff Price for Ticket
A cost-benefit analysis comparing the seventh game of the NBA finals to the Tyson-Spinks heavyweight bout:
Let’s assume Joe Sportsnut paid $1,000 per ticket for either event. Forty-eight minutes of Laker-Piston basketball would have cost Joe $20.83 per minute. The 1:31 of Tyson-Spinks would have cost him $659.33 per minute. If Joe was to pay $659.33 a minute for the basketball finale, he would have had to fork out $31,648 a ticket.
There are ways to correct this inequity.
One, the NBA could pass a rule that if a team goes ahead by 30 points, it’s a KO.
Two, the WBA or WBC could institute a tag-team rule, similar to professional wrestling.
Let’s not forget baseball or football. If a batter hits a grand slam, it’s a KO. If a football player returns the opening kickoff for a TD, same result.
Imagine 60,000 fans filing into the Coliseum for a Raider game, buying their refreshments, finding their seats, and then filing out after some 20 seconds of action.
KERRY KEMP
Long Beach
More to Read
Get our high school sports newsletter
Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.