By Aris Barkas/ barkas@eurohoops.net
As the Euroleague play offs are about to start the Final Four was officially presented on Monday at Milan and also the official ticket sales numbers from Top16 which produced a new attendance record were announced by the league.
“We have been working since last July, when we announced that Milan was going to be our host, to bring fans the best event possible, and with one month to go, I can confirm that both the fans who visit here and also all the citizens of Milan won’t be disappointed”, Jordi Bertomeu, President and CEO of Euroleague Basketball, said.
“The municipality has tried to do its best to organize the main event and all the other events around the games, and many legendary players of other sports contributed to this work”, Giuliano Pisapia, Mayor of Milan, added. Basketball will create its own “golden triangle” between the Mediolanum Forum, the venue of the final four games, the Tensostruttura Lido, where the Nike International Junior Tournament will be held and the famous Piazza del Duomo, where for the first time the awards ceremony to honor the best players of the season will be held outdoors and in public on the 15th of May.
As for the Top16 attendance, there was an increase in ticket sales with almost 8.950 fans attending every game, almost a 20% rise from last season.