Ticket prices for Cooper Flagg summer league debut skyrocket ahead of Lakers-Mavs
According to ticket marketplace Vivid Seats, that's the average price for the Thursday night's Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers summer league game in Las Vegas, as of Wednesday afternoon. It's a hefty price for an exhibition and the most expensive summer league ticket in two years.
It trails the average cost ($297) of the summer league debut of Spurs phenom Victor Wembanyama which took place Friday, July 7, 2023.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the cheapest get-in ticket, including fees, is listed at $66.89 for general admission. The most expensive ticket is $3,072.30 for a courtside deck seat below one of the baskets. There's another ticket in the same section for $2,373.72.
According to Vivid Seats, there are fewer than 1% of tickets left.
Flagg, the No. 1 overall selection in the NBA draft, will be making his NBA debut, while James is expected to play in his third summer league game, after he played a pair of California Classic contests over the past week.
Summer league tickets are sold by the day, as opposed to an individual game, meaning that a ticket provides access to other games taking place.
Tip-off is set for 8:00 p.m. ET at the Thomas & Mack Center.
If the price is a little too steep, and if you don't happen to be in Vegas, you could always catch it for much cheaper on your couch: ESPN will broadcast the game.
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