Many fans already unhappy with the lack of star power at exhibition basketball series between Australia and Team USA have been further agitated by the seating arrangements at Docklands Stadium.Team USA beat the Boomers 102-86 in the first of three exhibition basketball games in Melbourne
The lead-up to the games were marred by the withdrawal of many of the NBA stars used to sell the seriesThe World Cup warm-up match on Thursday night, won 102-86 by the Americans, was played on a raised court to accommodate a crowd of around 50,000 — as will the second game on Saturday afternoon. While it was a unique sight from the raised seats, those on ground-level seats, who paid hundreds of dollars, had limited viewing.
They were also seated on white plastic chairs, while the few rows of courtside seats were folding chairs.Russell Crowe Twitter video of view of Boomers v USA basketball game"If you weren't among 50,000 there and you chose to watch it on TV at home, good decision." Many fans vented their anger on social media, with some comparing the match to the ill-fated Fyre Festival, a fraudulent"luxury" music festival in the Bahamas.
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