Another KO Victim Is the Fan Who Pays Stiff Price for Ticket

A cost-benefit analysis comparing the seventh game of the NBA finals to the Tyson-Spinks heavyweight bout:

Let’s assume Joe Sportsnut paid $1,000 per ticket for either event. Forty-eight minutes of Laker-Piston basketball would have cost Joe $20.83 per minute. The 1:31 of Tyson-Spinks would have cost him $659.33 per minute. If Joe was to pay $659.33 a minute for the basketball finale, he would have had to fork out $31,648 a ticket.

There are ways to correct this inequity.

One, the NBA could pass a rule that if a team goes ahead by 30 points, it’s a KO.

Two, the WBA or WBC could institute a tag-team rule, similar to professional wrestling.

Let’s not forget baseball or football. If a batter hits a grand slam, it’s a KO. If a football player returns the opening kickoff for a TD, same result.

Imagine 60,000 fans filing into the Coliseum for a Raider game, buying their refreshments, finding their seats, and then filing out after some 20 seconds of action.

KERRY KEMP

Long Beach