We are in the midst of a golden age. The playoff basketball we’ve been watching since LeBron James returned Cleveland is the best display of sporting excellence this region has ever seen or will ever see. It is only rivaled by Jim Brown’s 60s excellence that cemented his place as (still) the greatest running back of all time. LeBron is among the greatest athletes in the the world today. Yet, we’re guilty of taking him and this golden era for granted.
This week, I got an email from a ticket brokering website that noted that in the secondary market, “The Cavaliers currently have the cheapest home playoff tickets of the [2nd] round, much in part to fan playoff fatigue.