The Golden State Warriors are going for an NBA record Wednesday night in Oakland at the same time the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant will be going for the door at Staples Center.
And judging from the price of tickets on the secondary market, an emotional goodbye is worth a lot more than a piece of history.
The average resale price for a ticket to Kobe’s final game was $1,014 on StubHub at midday Wednesday, about five times the average for a typical regular-season game and about 18 times more than last season’s final regular-season home game against the Sacramento Kings.