After the ridiculous and racially insensitive comments made by LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling, fans have lost interest in attending the Clippers’ next playoff game against the Warriors, tonight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Twenty-four hours before the game, there were almost twice as many tickets available on the secondary market as there were at the same point before the Clippers’ last home game on April 21, according to ticket data site TicketSpy.in. The minimum ticket price for tonight’s game was $36.32, down 27 percent than for the last home game ($49.74).
Average ticket prices have also plummeted. By Monday night, three days after TMZ published an audio recording of the Clippers owner telling his then-girlfriend not to be seen with black people, the average price for tonight’s game had fallen to under $300, down from the $600-$700 range over the weekend.
Dave Landau, who runs TicketSpy, says that most people with season tickets end up overpaying over the course of the year. Fans get a better deal by buying tickets for each game, he says—even when a volatile owner doesn’t alienate his fan base.
