Andrew Bogut played several Christmas Day games in the NBA. When he came home, he helped to launch a new tradition with the Sydney Kings.
Two years ago, former NBA star and Sydney Kings co-owner Andrew Bogut helped usher in a new Christmas Day tradition.
Bogut believes the Kings’ third festive showdown, against the Illawarra Hawks, at a later time of 8.30 pm, could be the best yet. “So some of these smaller NBL teams don’t want to do it because they’re going to come out at a loss, even if they probably sell out, we didn’t really care about that.Getty Images
“The first year was decent, last year was even better, and hopefully this year’s even better ,” Bogut said. “This year is a type of time slot for us just because of TV, it’s going to be interesting to see how much of a crowd we draw just because it’s a late game. NBL chief executive Dave Stevenson is confident that the slightly later time slot in Sydney will enhance broadcast numbers but not at the cost of fans’ ability to get to the game.
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