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  1. Cookie

    Cookie The Dame of Doom Staff Member

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    Cuban certainly shouldn’t be complaining. It’s one of the ways that enabled him to sell his team that he bought in 2000 for 285 million for 3.5 billion in 2023 and still keep 27%. Does he expect new owners to pay billions of dollars and keep ticket prices the same as when he paid millions for a team? It sucks but that’s the way it is.
     
    Cookie, Feb 22, 2026 at 7:20 AM
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    Cookie The Dame of Doom Staff Member

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    Cookie, Feb 22, 2026 at 7:24 AM
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    You gotta hike ticket prices when you have a championship team.
     
    Kobeluka99, Feb 22, 2026 at 7:33 AM
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    2020 the stretch of Lakers Clippers before COVID showed us what championship team this is.

    similar our win against the Clippers that game had a playoff feel to it. definitely want to see how we play against the C Bags today. Will be a good measuring stick where we’re at as a championship team. I do think it will be Lakers C Bags for the championship.

    and I think the C Bags are the top team in the league with their defense. Vucevic spaces them out. That was a huge trade for them. Like when they had Porzingis.

    slick made sense about getting him.

    Now let’s see How Luka Reaves and LeBron respond to a championship defense today.


    This is championship basketball today. Get your popcorn ready.
     
    Kobeluka99, Feb 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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    I think it will be OKC vs Cavs in the Finals, but I hope your prediction comes true.
     
    FrontOfJersey22, Feb 22, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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    But if it's a business that grows 10x in 20 years, then maybe making less 100M in revenue is not the end of the world?

    I don't understand why people defend this kind of practices that only happens so that Balmer or whoever has 49 instead of 48 billion on his net worth

    There's no reason to increase ticket prices other than greed.
     
    pika1708, Feb 22, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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    So if you bought a house before prices skyrocketed in the early 2020’s are you willing to sell it for a couple hundred thousands less today?
     
    Cookie, Feb 22, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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