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Article: BROADCAST SPORTS; Wolves to clear out media seats to add a prime revenue source; Taking a cue from other teams, the club will shift some reporters to add more than a dozen lucrative courtside spots, charging $1,500 a pop.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 19, 2006
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Byline: Judd Zulgad; Staff Writer
The name of the game in professional sports is revenue and NBA teams have found a new way to generate some extra cash.
The Timberwolves are among the growing list of teams that plan to downsize press-row seating next season and add about 16 courtside seats that will go for $1,500 per game and be sold on a season-ticket basis. (That figures to be $61,500 per seat for the regular season.)
"We are still awaiting approval from the league for our plan because obviously you can't add those seats without accommodating for some media seats they will be replacing," said Ted Johnson, the Wolves' vice president of ...
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