Phoenix, Arizona
The Following Week
As the crowd roared when the rookie basketball player scored a shot well beyond the three-point line, the other players high-fived him. Some even swatted his derrière in approval. The three points put the local Phoenix team ahead early in the first quarter. Fans arriving late at the downtown arena slowly approached their seats while in awe. The atmosphere was ecstatic.
“Can I see your tickets?” the attendant asked anyone approaching the stairs leading to the upper suites which were usually owned by sponsors of the arena.
A couple showed the attendant their tickets and he waved them on.
“Can I see your tickets?” the attendant asked a group of somewhat unruly teenagers whose parents had a suite but wanted their children to experience a game without th
