The Houston Rockets Are Making The WORST Decision To Combat Their Downright Embarrassing Playoff Attendance

There are two types of people in this world: people who plan their entire day around a playoff game and people who stroll in 30 minutes late like it’s second semester senior year. If you fall in the latter, please don’t friend request me or don’t expect me to piss on you if you’re on fire. I simply don’t understand how masses of people can spend hundreds on a playoff game that features two MVP candidates and meander in during the second quarter.

But the attendance in Houston for the playoffs has been atrocious for reasons that are beyond me. The Rockets have one of the NBA’s 10 smallest crowds, according to ESPN, and their 94.2 percent capacity puts them right below the abysmal Orlando Magic. But this. This is unforgiving.

So, in order to get asses in the seats, the Rockets have decided to make a very, very bad decision.

From 5:30-6:30 (1 hour before tipoff), Rockets fans can get drunk for $10, which would normally cost them $80-$100. Throw in a couple dogs and an order of nachos and I’d be surprised if someone doesn’t streak on the court.

[h/t Uproxx]

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Matt’s love of writing was born during a sixth grade assembly when it was announced that his essay titled “Why Drugs Are Bad” had taken first prize in D.A.R.E.’s grade-wide contest. The anti-drug people gave him a $50 savings bond for his brave contribution to crime-fighting, and upon the bond’s maturity 10 years later, he used it to buy his very first bag of marijuana.