The Roundball Roadtrip was inspired by my desire to experience the
NBA in a way that eludes most fans. I wanted to see pro basketball
through the eyes of its followers and not just from the vantage
point of handful of fans, but through the eyes of every home fanbase
in the league. It's a journey about experiencing the National
Basketball Association as a fan of each of the thirty teams that
comprise it. Each NBA team's arena has a set of distinctly unique
traditions and an energy that truly enhances the experience of all
who enter it's hallowed halls. In addition, the city itself brings
its own distinct flavor and local culture that permeates through the
experience of being a fan of the local franchise. My Roundball Road
trip is all about trying to uncover these local influences that make
following every NBA team an experience unto its own. I want to know
what it's like to be a Boston Celtics fan hanging out a TD Garden
looking to the rafters at seventeen NBA Championship banners, to be
a long suffering New York Knicks fan hoping the team can turn things
around, or to rub elbows with celebrities like they do at LA Laker
games.
My main intention in setting up NBABasketballArenas.com is to create
a resource for pro basketball fans that are interested in traveling
to other NBA arenas to attend games. My hope is that it can serve as
an area online to promote the exchange of ideas about where to go
and what to do when you're in a new NBA city. To that end, after
each new NBA city I visit, I compile an NBA Arena Review summarizing
my experience in that particular city supporting the local NBA
franchise. I hope to highlight the best local restaurants, sports
bars, local foods and tourist attractions. The end goal here is to
provide others with a road map for beginning their own Roundball
Roadtrip including all the must see attractions that every visitor
has to take in when in town.
Going to an NBA game in another city involves a fair amount of
coordination. It starts obviously with acquiring the game tickets.
If you're looking for cheap NBA tickets, I've actually setup a
system of links that allows users to compare ticket pricing among
some of the more reputable online ticket brokers. When I need cheap
NBA tickets, these are the guys I check with first. Once game time
has been established, you gotta get transportation down there and
find a place to stay. With the travel and accommodations out of the
way, it becomes all about trying to figure out what to do while
you're in town. Where are the best sports bars? How can you find a
good bar district? Where should you go to eat? What is there to see
and do while in town? these are precisely the types of questions
that we at NBABasketballArenas.com intend to answer through our
series of NBA Arena Reviews.
As you page through our website and through the Arena Reviews, I
think you'll find that we've streamlined the process of attending a
foreign NBA Arena to make the planning stages easier. I hope you
will find my website useful and feel free to add information about
each city by submitting comments using our comment forms at the
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