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JSM
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LA Times: The Lakers increased ticket prices across the board for a third consecutive season, a relatively unsurprising action after the team paid almost $5 million in luxury taxes on last season's payroll and faced a larger tax hit next season.
Courtside seats were raised from $2,300 to $2,500 a game, an 8.7% hike that moved beyond the typical annual increase of 4.5%.
Seats in six lower-level sections between the baskets -- 101, 102, 110, 111, 112 and 119 -- were raised from $230 to $245, a 6.5% increase that also topped the team's normal action on such seats.
The league average for ticket-price increases is usually 3% to 4%.
Other tickets in the lower bowl at Staples Center will be $210, $147, $110, and $85, increases of 4.8% to 6.3%.
Tickets in the upper bowl were raised slightly to $40 or $28, not including 500 seats that are a league-mandated $10. |
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purple_and_gold_fever
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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 they better win it all next year with that kind of price plus gas plus parking plus food... |
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last stand
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| they have to make up for the huge contract bynums getting this year |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| if Bynum averegas the most dunks per game for this season and hes healthy all year, then Id say its justified , IMO the many games became boring after he was injured |
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^ bynum is a lot like kobe in that regard hes quiet but for some reason on the court his game is loud and flashy
bynum is one of the few bigs i get out of my seat watching
tim duncan- his game is beautiful any basketball fan has to appreciate
amare- dude is exciting
and then bynum- he has such a flashy game. the length, the slamming, the blocking hes got the unique talent for a bi of being able to entertain |
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10scott10
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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they raise it every year.
hell, they raised them before this season. at about the same rate.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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my goodness 
gas prices + luxury expenses + child support, how the hell are we supposed to live and die in LA |
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KGB
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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Well if your paying that much money a small increase like that shouldn't make a difference. Smart move by the lakers.
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adobo24
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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I'm literally bleeding purple and gold now.
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GinoDB
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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my goodness
gas prices + luxury expenses + child support, how the hell are we supposed to live and die in LA |
its why they put the word "die" in live and die in LA , if it was cheap and easy , most people would do more "living"  |
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kevinwiz
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 10:43 pm Post subject: |
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i'd gladly pay it for championship basketball  |
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nicehair911
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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Good move. They're gonna need it to pay for all these contracts.
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They do it every year, good season or bad. At least every year I've been a holder.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:48 am Post subject: |
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yep, lakers can have the worst record in a league and they will still raise the ticket prices.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:07 am Post subject: |
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Yawn. I don't want to hear about the fact that Buss has the Luxury tax to pay, payroll is high, etc.
The fact is: every single home playoff game is pure, absolute profit for the man. And we just finished a run of 11 playoff games... the guy made BANK this post season.
While I don't care too much about the increases, I just don't want to hear "we didn't sign Player X to the MLE or LLE because of Luxury Tax/Payroll concerns" Which is what a lot of columnists/bloggers have been writing all summer.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:52 am Post subject: |
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| last stand wrote: |
^ bynum is a lot like kobe in that regard hes quiet but for some reason on the court his game is loud and flashy
bynum is one of the few bigs i get out of my seat watching
tim duncan- his game is beautiful any basketball fan has to appreciate
amare- dude is exciting
and then bynum- he has such a flashy game. the length, the slamming, the blocking hes got the unique talent for a bi of being able to entertain |
I completely agree with you last stand, I love how Bynum lets his game on the court do the talking...rather than through the media. Watching him play, it looks like he has the same hunger as Kobe, and is relentless and unwilling to backdown from the competition. I can't wait until the Lakers start to play off Bynum as the primary offensive threat. I'm sure it's going to be a maturation process while he adapts to new looks and decision making but ultimately it's going to give Kobe and the rest of the team so much more freedom...as well as his own. I really hope in the 09-10 season, that the Lakers have made Bynum #1, Kobe #2, Pau #3 offensive options.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:35 am Post subject: |
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| eNlight wrote: |
my goodness
gas prices + luxury expenses + child support, how the hell are we supposed to live and die in LA |
well its not any better in jamaica wish i was in l a right now
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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| last stand wrote: |
^ bynum is a lot like kobe in that regard hes quiet but for some reason on the court his game is loud and flashy
bynum is one of the few bigs i get out of my seat watching
tim duncan- his game is beautiful any basketball fan has to appreciate
amare- dude is exciting
and then bynum- he has such a flashy game. the length, the slamming, the blocking hes got the unique talent for a bi of being able to entertain |
I completely agree with you last stand, I love how Bynum lets his game on the court do the talking...rather than through the media. Watching him play, it looks like he has the same hunger as Kobe, and is relentless and unwilling to backdown from the competition. I can't wait until the Lakers start to play off Bynum as the primary offensive threat. I'm sure it's going to be a maturation process while he adapts to new looks and decision making but ultimately it's going to give Kobe and the rest of the team so much more freedom...as well as his own. I really hope in the 09-10 season, that the Lakers have made Bynum #1, Kobe #2, Pau #3 offensive options. |
Can't wait for this season while Pau and Kobe give Drew all those open dunks
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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When can we start buying those poor guy $10 tickets? I wanna finally get some at the regular price this year.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:17 pm Post subject: |
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I'm so pissed. It's not like I get to go to that many games as it is. 
Anyone hiring? |
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KGB
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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I just get the 10$ ones and sneak down and get an empty seat. No biggie.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| ARE THEY SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as if prices werent expensive as is... WTH!!!!!!!!!! |
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last stand
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:44 pm Post subject: |
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i haven't gone to a laker game since 2004
oh well though
much rather watch the game with friends in he comfort of my home knowing i'm saving like 300 bucks
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:06 pm Post subject: |
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| I just get the 10$ ones and sneak down and get an empty seat. No biggie. |
Really dude? That usually doesn't work at Staples Center. If you get a $10 seat then all the seats in that area are also $10 seats. And the ushers will not let you into a section before checking your ticket no matter what.
Plus Staples is almost always at full capacity for Laker Games.
Whatever, they better win the chip this year because us fans are going to be paying up the arse!  |
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Brand New
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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Um, you guys should buy some Clipper tickets and see them play when there playing the Lakers, thats what I do.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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F*ed Effing THAT, I AIN'T GOING TO THE GAME WITH THAT KIND OF PRICE EVERY AGAIN!!!!
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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| And the ushers will not let you into a section before checking your ticket no matter what. |
Depends on the section, the particular game and your demeanor. I've gotten courtside with tickets in the 300's.
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| Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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At this point with HD-TV and gas prices it is just more reasonable to stay at home and enjoy the game in your comfortable couch. Not to mention you run risk of seeing a horrible loss which IMO is a waste of money right there.
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