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 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The New Orleans Hornets, playing before the smallest crowds in the NBA, were able to inflate attendance figures by reselling tickets originally bought at huge discounts for the owner's charity account.
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that hundreds of tickets were charged to owner George Shinn's charity account on March 9 for $5 apiece, and those same tickets were resold at full price — up to $41 — for the sold-out April 2 home game against Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat.
The Hornets' books did not reflect that those tickets were resold.
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