The NBA, whose new season has just started, is very caring this year with French viewers, and more broadly European, African and Middle Eastern fans, since it will propose every weekend two matches which will be broadcast in evening in these parts of the world. This is at least what the League wants to pass as a message. In addition, French fans of the orange ball will be doubly spoiled for the first time, a match of the regular season of the league will be played in Paris at the AccorHotels Arena on January 24. But the message was not very well received by our editorialist Virginie Phulpin ...
Virginia, you wish good luck to basketball fans who want to see the NBA match scheduled in Paris in January. The last places will be on sale this morning. Do you feel like we're making fun of us?
You had nothing else to do today? Americans must think that in France, we do not work, and we can spend our days on the internet to get a ticket. Or do not get it, by the way. It is a huge event that is getting ready. The Charlotte Hornets face Milwaukee Bucks, January 24 in Paris. This is the first time that an NBA official match will take place in France.
So we are entitled to an American-style organization. The event is well lathered. By giving the impression to everyone to be part of the happy few. Last Sunday, there was a presale. The lucky ones got a code to have the right to buy their places. Wednesday, day of the first sale, more than 100,000 connections of those who had this code, a gigantic virtual queue. And the announcement that you are 76,000th on the list. Oh, wait, you're disconnected. We start again? A small message of service to the NBA. Okay, France is not the Chinese market, we understand that we are the last wheel of the coach, but there, anyway, who are we laughing at? You have not well digested the victory of France against the United States in World Cup or what?
In addition it is very opaque as an organization.
We do not know how many seats were on sale Wednesday. We just know it was limited. And those who tried to get places did not find the prices until they bought them. 65 euros for the cheapest, basically you are under the roof and you do not see anything. Up to 650 euros for the best placed. Today at 11 am, the vast majority of places will be put on sale on the usual sites. I still can not tell you exactly how much. Bercy basketball version is roughly 12,000 seats. But how many were sold Wednesday? And how many will be reserved for invitations? We do not know. So it'll be gone for a bazaar ride.
As a result, there are already resale tickets on the black market. 3000 euros for a good place. We did not even find a way to sell nominative notes. Well done…
In fact, it is almost better to move to the United States to see an NBA game. Not great for the carbon footprint, but we will spend less for good pears ...