Some Cavaliers players are miffed at Warriors for inflating NBA Finals ticket prices

Arthur Weinstein

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Several Cavaliers are reportedly miffed at Golden State because ticket prices for Games 1 and 2 of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena have almost doubled since last year.

Sources told ESPN.com  that a few Cleveland players decided not to purchase tickets for family and friends for those two games because Golden State is charging $1,300 each for tickets in the lower level in the corners of the arena.

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While that is better than the $1,600 per ticket price offered to season-ticket holders, it's roughly twice what the Warriors charged the Cavaliers for tickets to the 2015 NBA Finals.

Why the jump in price? A Warriors spokesman told ESPN it's a matter of supply and demand, as fans clamor to watch one of the most anticipated NBA Finals in recent years.

A quick check of ticket reseller Stubhub.com showed "lower level corner" tickets available in Oracle Arena in the $900 range.

Arthur Weinstein