The San Antonio Spurs, whom the Knicks defeated in the Finals, then fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder, the 2025 champions, to close out the leagueâs three-game opening-night slate.Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, speaks during a campaign event with Senator Ed Markey, a Democrat from Massachusetts, not pictured, ahead of a primary election at IBEW Local 103 in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, on Saturday, Aug.29, 2026.
(Sophie Park/Bloomberg via Getty Images)Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., took notice as the NBA season got underway and weighed in Wednesday while the leagueâs other teams played their opening games.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOWâUNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.
DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!"As the NBA season begins this week, remember: 26 out of 30 NBA owners are billionaires â getting richer every day.Meanwhile, the average ticket price to see the Knicks play the Sixers last night cost $1,894.
No.You should not have to be rich to take your kids to a ball game," Sanders wrote on X.The democratic lawmaker did not make mention of player salaries in his criticism.Sanders has regularly spoken about affordability, and this is not the first time he has addressed ticket prices for major U.S.
professional sports leagues.On Aug.
20, Sanders pointed to the tax dollars often used to help fund the construction of new sports venues."31 out of 32 NFL owners are billionaires.26 out of 30 NBA owners are billionaires.
26 out of 30 MLB owners are billionaires.Your tax dollars helped build their stadiums," the senator from Vermont wrote on X at the time.
"But today, the average person can't afford the price of a ticket to a sporting event.That must change."Presidential Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders and actor Danny Glover attend Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder on May 30, 2016, at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
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