Spectator sports in Brooklyn

 

NBA game Brooklyn Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers

Photo by Mervi

On the evening of Monday October 16th our evening was to be spent at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and our goal was to see the preseason game of the Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers.

 

A bit of background: After bringing up the possibility of NHL or NBA in the spring, in a vote of 20 to 1 it was decided that we would go to a game. Through 75 emails a price of 55 euro was determined, collected, and paid. Acquiring the tickets ended up taking longer than expected, as the order of names in email addresses seems to matter. Who would have known! 

 

When the game day came and our free time in the city ran out, we took the subway from our closest stop straight to the Barclays Center. As we were not sure of the right exit, we had to do a bit of walking to get to the arena after being shown the right way by both a local lady, who took interest in our group on the subway, and the local police. A one in a million occurrence was that we saw one Munkka student more while entering the venue. They were visiting NYC with the family.

 

Our seats were in the section that was almost the closest one to the entrance and filled with the loudest fans imaginable. After finding the seats some of us visited the refreshment areas and the Nets merchandise stores. For some the highlight of the night must have been that three of us got to be seen on the jumbotron, as for others it might have been getting their phone back after dropping it through the stands to the floor below. 

 

As we decided to get going three minutes before the end to catch the train and not be overrun by the crowds, the game had the nerve to change from 93 to 103 to 119 for the Nets and 127 for Philadelphia 76ers. Lastly, I would like to thank everybody for the opportunity to arrange this experience and for the Nets cap. 

Text and photos by Luukas

 

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