Victor Wembanyama is looking for a real mood: At the trace casting there is an exclusive fan club-but only for hard-boiled with time and money. What is behind the new concept?
San Antonio (dpa) – Ultras like in football, mood as in the curve – the San Antonio Spurs present their new fan project in the NBA. Inspired by her star, the 21-year-old Frenchman Victor Wembanyama, a casting for members of a new fan club will be a casting on Sunday. If you want to be there, you have to afford a member fee of $ 999 and also be able to take part in at least 75 percent of the 41 home games, the Spurs said. The tickets for the games are not included in membership.
“That was an idea,” said Wembanyama. “Now it’s a project.” The Frenchman is also on site on Sunday when the fans are supposed to try to membership for a whole day. “If this group reaches its potential at Ultras, I have no doubt that this will help us win games in the future,” said Wembanyama. “I mean, we have 41 home games. These are 41 occasions to push ourselves in the last quarter and to give extra energy.”
The mood in NBA halls is not comparable to the European football stadiums. Fans usually react to actions in the game with cheers, boos, whistles or applause, but are hardly active with chants themselves. The Los Angeles Clippers have a continuous grandstand across all floors in their new hall, the intuit dome opened last season, over all floors, which is inspired by the south grandstand of the Dortmund stadium. In this area of the hall there are also fans who are supposed to create mood with drums and flags.
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