Kobe Retirement Causes NBA Ticket Spike
Last week, L.A. Laker Kobe Bryant announced his upcoming retirement. Unsurprisingly, the news caused a huge spike in NBA ticket prices, with the final Lakers home game shooting up 240% from the day prior.
On Sunday morning the median listing price of a ticket to the game was $397, but it has now currently jumped to $1,350, an increase of 240 percent. More astonishing, the get-in price (cheapest ticket) has gone from $124 to $571.
LA Lakers Tickets
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Los Angeles Lakers at Oklahoma City ThunderChesapeake Energy Arena · Oklahoma City, OK
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Los Angeles Lakers at Houston RocketsToyota Center · Houston, TX
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Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles LakersStaples Center · Los Angeles, CA
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Minnesota Timberwolves at Los Angeles LakersStaples Center · Los Angeles, CA
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Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles LakersStaples Center · Los Angeles, CA
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Philadelphia 76ers at Los Angeles LakersStaples Center · Los Angeles, CA
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Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles ClippersStaples Center · Los Angeles, CA
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Los Angeles Lakers at Golden State WarriorsOracle Arena · Oakland, CA
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Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana PacersBankers Life Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN
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Los Angeles Lakers at Boston CelticsTD Garden · Boston, MA
Outside of the final Lakers home game, it is actually the Feb. 22 game at the Bucks that saw the biggest price jump. Prior to the announcement the median listing price was $105, but it jumped up to $198 this morning, an increase of 89 percent.
At the opposite end of the spectrum, the Nuggets saw literally no change in the median listing price, with tickets for Kobe’s final game in Denver staying at a median listing price of $217.
NBA Ticket Prices Before & After Bryant Retirement News
For folks interested in attending any of the upcoming Lakers games, click here to see a full listing of tickets.
