You have got to love KG -- buying drinks for the first 10,000 fans to boost attendance and energy in the stadium. Maybe Cato could follow KG's lead -- he's got enought dough and the Rockets could use anything to increase attendance... http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/0207/1325067.html This one's on KG for first 10,000 T-Wolves fans -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS -- This round's on Kevin Garnett. The Minnesota Timberwolves will hand out a coupon for a free soda or beer to the first 10,000 fans attending Wednesday's game against the Phoenix Suns, courtesy of their All-Star forward. Garnett, speaking about his desire to get Target Center crowds screaming and yelling at the start of games, said earlier in the season: "It's got to be a rat house in here. It's got to be crazy. I'm talking about the first 10,000 drinks on me." So at the first game after the All-Star break, the Timberwolves will take Garnett up on his offer. At around $5 a drink -- only those 21 and older are, of course, allowed to choose a beer -- the tab will be about $50,000. But that shouldn't be much of a financial burden for Garnett, who's in the fourth season of a six-year, $126 million contract. The Timberwolves will also reduce $20 seats in the upper bowl to $5 for the Suns game. Garnett's comment was published in Sports Illustrated in November, after which fans began to pester team officials with questions about whether Garnett was serious, said Timberwolves vice president and chief marketing officer Chris Wright. "We approached KG and said, 'OK, you said it. Are you willing to do it?"' Wright said. "He said, 'Absolutely."' The Suns game was picked because former Timberwolves stars Stephon Marbury and Tom Gugliotta play for Phoenix. Marbury, who was traded to New Jersey in 1999 after he decided he didn't want to play in Minnesota anymore, is booed heartily each time he plays at Target Center. "We tend to plan our promotions pretty far in advance," Wright said. "This one stood out like a sore thumb."
I think it is great that a player of KG's stature is willing to step up to the plate, address an issue like horrible fan attendance and then take it into his own hands to do something about it.
yeah, but for the t-wolves, attendance isn't an issue. KG just wants the fans to be rabid for Marbury and Googs.
