The fact that the NBA fined the SPURS over the resting of star players and that the lawyer in this case is focusing on the difference between a premium ticket compared to the price of a standard ticket means he may in fact have a case...


OMG, only in America!!!

Is this serial?

But who promised the fans a better team for a higher price? Surely he should be suing Miami if anyone.

Miami should ban him from future games for being a tool.

just another reason to dislike the Miami Heat and there mindless fans

I watched the ESPN video.

Apparently, the lawyer is suing on behalf of all the affected spectators.

Sounds like he is suing for the difference in price between a 'premium seating game' option and a normal one.

So if 20,000 people were affected, and the difference in prices was $10, you're looking at $200,000.

You can see why the lawyer is doing it. If he takes $2 out of every $10, then he could stand to make $40,000.

IMO, it is damn stupid. Some people expect everything, and when things don't go their way, its straight to litigation *sigh*

I saw a game in Portland 1986 where Clyde Drexler was the man. Had he not played & was rested i'd have been spewing. Michael Jordan missed very few games knowing the crowd was there to see him.

If anything this will set a precedent where coaches will have to be craftier & tell better lies to do this. Expect players who need a rest to all of a sudden have strange short term injuries or personal issues.

Thread needs 'don't sue people panda' references.

Miami should ban him from future games for being a tool.

I don't agree in suing but who goes to a game to see a B team. The Australian Cricket team did the same thing, if I had paid for a ticket I would have been pissed they drop Hussey for no reason, rest 3 players and you watch a B team lose.....

"for no reason"? There's always a reason.

Jordan played due to competitive spirit...

No not fair. It's the resale value. Not original ticket. His grief should be with people who sold him a ticket priced aboved it's RRP... He should have season tickets if he doesn't want to pay more money and risk seeing players missing. Simple

But isn't it fair that if it is the B-team that ends up playing, that spectators should get a refund on a % of the ticket price? B-team prices for B-team players?

So where do you draw the line before you can say that you've been dudded?

I remember being really peed off when the Greek team came here and played the Boomers recently. It sure wasn't the quality of opposition I expected, but at least I got to see the Boomers and I saw some good basketball.

So, if a stud like Carmelo breaks a leg and can't play, does this give fans the right to ask for their money back? How about when someone less famous like Splitter is injured? what if LeBron isn't playing because of a niggle and it's shown as a DNP - coach's decision?

Or should 6er fans get their money back when their full squad plays but still doesn't play well? (I just HAD to throw that one in there.)

You win some, you lose some. Unless you've really been taken to the cleaners by the promoters, just put up with it. Sometimes you're lucky & sometimes you're not.

I hope we never become such an intolerant society that we always have to find someone to blame whenever something happens that we don't like. GHU

Where do you draw the line? When the regulator of the competition in this case the NBA fines the club $250k for their action of resting so many players. If that deserves a penalty then shouldn't the victims of that action receive the compensation in this case the punters who bought tickets for themselves and their family. If you went to a play and half the star cast was replaced with understudies all on the same night, that aint a risk thats a case for compensation.

Its very poor treatment of the fans and the game. Does any one think that the Spurs would have done the same thing for a home game?

Typical American lawyer...always looking for a reason to sue. Lets just hope our legal system doesn't get that bad! What a joke.

From memory the Spurs 'B' team almost won the game...

Would be a different story (no story) if they got up I reckon?

Juno70 spot on! Use the 250 k from NBA fine to reimburse unhappy fans $5 each. Case closed!!