On February 26, Beijing time, the NBA staged the Los Angeles derby, the Lakers at home against the Clippers, this game should have been a hot spot in the ball market, but encountered a devaluation of ticket prices, the average price is 30% lower than the historical price, some fans said that James's previous suspected "forced palace" remarks are one of the main reasons for the decline in ticket prices.
The Lakers play the Clippers, such a game under normal circumstances, will be a deep concern, a box office hit a ball, the background of the Los Angeles derby, the scene of the superstar showdown, all of which are necessary conditions for the hot sale of tickets.
However, the Los Angeles city battle on February 26 was a cold ball market, according to the statistics of the ticketing company, the average purchase price of tickets for this game was 30% lower than the historical average price of the Lakers Clippers ( $336 ) , 20 % lower than the average sales price ($295) before the beginning of the year, and the current lowest ticket price (entry price) was less than $100.
The los Angeles derby city is directly related to the record of the two teams participating, the Clippers are currently ranked eighth in the West, the Lakers are ranked ninth in the West, according to the league regulations, if the two teams maintain this ranking until the end of the regular season, they can not go straight to the playoffs, but have to play the playoffs to qualify for the playoffs.
Behind the poor record is the injury problem, the Clippers' two major stars Leonard and Paul George are in injury suspension, and the Lakers' Anthony Davis is also suspended due to injury. Although the Lakers have James, the current king of popularity in the league, the team's internal and external troubles this season, especially the recent rumors of infighting, James's speech at Cleveland All-Star Weekend was seen as a statement to pressure the Lakers management, which disappointed some fans.
"From a season ticket holder's point of view, LeBron is not really the Lakers' signature star, especially after hearing his remarks," one fan wrote in response to the los Angeles derby ticket price drop, "When we had Kobe, even in those very bad days, the market was still hot." ”
Another fan joked: "LeBron did a good job, you cut the ticket price." ”