In my quest to travel to all 32 NBA stadiums, I figured it was time to face the music and go to Charlotte for a game. While Charlotte maybe be close in proximity to me (a surprisingly brief 4 hours), its pretty far away from being an NBA team. Seeing Lob City come to to [...]
This past week I made a foray up to New York. Being a Nets fan, along with not having the six figures necessary to purchase a Knicks ticket, I crossed the Hudson River to catch the League leading Bulls take on the Nets in their temporary shelter. I made the pilgrimage with two of my [...]
Since I have been breaking the bank with my recent forays to Philips Arena, I decided to formulate a plan to spend less than $20 on dinner, booze, parking and good seats at a Hawks game. This is the Lola Sports Talk Recession Special. The Recession Special begins with a cheap, 100 level ticket. Being [...]
As part of our continued tour of the opulence at Philips Arena, we bring you the Hawks/Nets game from floor seats. If you missed out on Part 1: The Suite Life, click here and check it out. Basically I was drunk at a bar and decided to look up tickets to the upcoming Nets at [...]
The other night I got drunk and bought a courtside ticket to the Nets/Hawks. I figured the Nets only come to town once and this would be my New Years. The following morning I woke up to a text from my friend and LolaSportsTalk webmaster Spencer, telling me that he had an extra ticket to [...]
As we all know 2011 has been the year of the Lockout. While the NFL Lockout ended up being all bark and no bite (in reality, all it cost us was the Hall of Fame Game), the NBA Lockout continues on. It appears to be leading to a basketball diaspora as some of the best [...]
There has been a void in my life since the NBA players were locked out, which meant that my annual trek to the Vegas Summer League was also canceled. I live in the Baltimore/Washington DC area, home to the Goodman League and Melo League. Tonight was an all-star matchup of the Goodman League, led by [...]
I’ve lived in Atlanta for almost 3 years and started attending Hawks games partially as a joke and partially out of proximity. Plus, I’m a Nets fan so its not like I can bag on other franchises for lack of success. I went to 10+ games last year including the Zaza Game in round 1 [...]
I didn’t take mushroom tea and sit in the first row behind the home bench at a Hawks/Magic playoff game, but if I did, this is what would have happened. This is Philips Arena, its naming rights are owned by Philips Electronics, one of the biggest electronic companies in the world. Yet, the light has [...]
In 2008, I lived in Vegas and had the privilege of attending the Las Vegas Summer League. It was like a basketball expo, littered with rookies, coaches, all stars, reporters, retired players and hardcore fans from around the country. It was held at UNLV’s basketball arena, which has a practice court and a regular court, [...]
