Knicks vs. Bobcats

Last night Amanda-Faye and I were treated to unbelievable seats at the final Bobcats game of the season. My friend, Napoleon, called me Wednesday morning wondering if I wanted to buy the tickets from his sister for half of the $125/seat price. I declined, but he called me back at 3pm and said to meet him at the arena and take them for free.

Neither the Bobcats nor the Knicks are headed to the playoffs, so the organization went all out with their promotions. Free t-shirts to everyone, $2 hotdogs, $3 beer, car give-away, players game shoes and jerseys given away, and fireworks. The seats we had were court level,
3rd row, center court! I shook hands with coach Bickerstaff, Gerald Wallace, Walter Herrmann, Raymond Felton, and Adam Morrison. We were having a drink pre-game in the private underground lounge when Mugsy Bogues walked in and waved to us. Our seats were so good thatwe had a waiter, during halftime were allowed into the "backcourt lounge" for free beer, and when leaving were given fresh cookies and milk/coffee!

So Napleon, A-F, and my other friend Larry, and I, saw the game. Larry hadn't been in the arena before and these seats blew him away. At theend, the guys left, but I'd brought my camera and wanted to see if Michael Jordan, now involved in Bobcats Operations, was going to appear for the coach's retirement. He didn't, but I got up close and personal with everyone else.

Lady Cats











#22 Brevin Knight















Knicks' Coach
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Bobcats Retiring Coach
Bernie Bickerstaff