The Los Angeles Lakers have become the most talked-about team ahead of the 2018-19 NBA season, thanks to acquiring LeBron James from Cleveland in the off-season. Now, with a new season tipping off in less than two weeks, the Lakers have also become the league’s hottest squad on the secondary ticket market. Continue reading “With LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers Most In-Demand NBA Team”
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2018-19 NBA Schedule Release: What to Look for This Season
The full 2018-19 NBA schedule will officially be released today, Friday August 10, though die-hard fans already have a watchful eye on which games will offer the most bang for their buck. The league already announced match-ups and television schedules for the season’s opening week this October, as well as annual Christmas Day games and Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedules, with today’s full release being the last piece of the puzzle. Ahead of the season’s start, here are the key things expect across the league. Continue reading “2018-19 NBA Schedule Release: What to Look for This Season”
2018 ESPY Awards: Nominees and Predicted Winners
It’s been another unforgettable year in sports, peppered with thrilling upsets, historic championships, and memorable performances across all sports. And once again, it’s time to celebrate the best of the best with the annual ESPY Awards. This year’s batch of ESPY nominees cover everything from the Winter Olympics to the Super Bowl and everything in between. See all the major category nominees for the 2018 ESPY Awards below, with our predicted winner in bold. Continue reading “2018 ESPY Awards: Nominees and Predicted Winners”
2019-20 NBA Schedule Release: What to Expect This Season
The full 2019-20 NBA schedule is not officially public, though the league’s opening few games and holiday slate have managed to leak, conjuring up plenty of excitement in the process. Ahead of the season’s start, here are the key things expect across the league. Continue reading “2019-20 NBA Schedule Release: What to Expect This Season”
NBA Finals Ticket Prices Averaging Over $1,000 Per Seat
With a first-time finalist in the Toronto Raptors, the 2019 NBA Finals have been one of the hottest tickets in recent memory – buoyed by both fan excitement over the challenger to the dominant Golden State Warriors and the continually escalating prices from the primary market driving the resale market ever higher. While prices are in the stratosphere, Ticket Club remains the best place to find a cheap NBA finals ticket, as higher prices mean bigger savings for our members. Continue reading “NBA Finals Ticket Prices Averaging Over $1,000 Per Seat”
NBA All-Star Weekend Books Chance The Rapper, Common
The 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend is sure to deliver big basketball thrills, but the entertainment doesn’t stop there. Chance The Rapper, Common and Taylor Bennett are all slated to perform for their hometown crowd when the annual event invades Chicago’s United Center February 14-16.
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MLB, NFL Have Nearly Equal Power in Major Sports Cities
For major sports cities with multiple pro teams, local fans try to remain faithfully devoted to each. However, there’s always one team that manages to pull ahead of the pack. Which squads prevailed this year? Ticket Club data found that the MLB and NFL held nearly all the power.
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LeBron James named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated
LeBron James is known to millions as one of the NBA’s greatest stars and among the world’s most talented athletes. But now, he is known for one more trait: his character. The basketball phenom was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated for his proactive involvement in social and cultural issues on top of his outstanding achievements on the court. Continue reading “LeBron James named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated”
NBA Finals: The villains of the NBA on a quest to dethrone the King
At the top of the month, the historic and buzzed-about 2017 NBA finals began. The Golden State Warriors swept their competitors in the Western Conference to match up the expected Eastern Conference finalists, the Cleveland Cavaliers. This is the first time ever that the same two teams has returned to the NBA finals three years consecutively. Even better, the first ever rubber match of any North American professional team sport! Continue reading “NBA Finals: The villains of the NBA on a quest to dethrone the King”
2017 ESPY Awards Preview
Sporting superstars across the globe will gather tonight in hopes of taking home the trophy that unites them all: an ESPY Award. The 2017 ESPY Awards will celebrate the greatest sports moments of the past year, from the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to the thrilling Stanley Cup and NBA Finals last month and everything in between. Check out our breakdown of the evening’s top award categories, including our predictions for who will be standing in the winner’s circle by the night’s end. Continue reading “2017 ESPY Awards Preview”