Basketball at the Paris 2024 Olympics: “It was exorbitant, €5,000 per seat to be behind the basket”, Evan Fournier tackles the price of tickets

Evan Fournier and the Blues lost in the final against the USA. EPA – CAROLINE BREHMAN

Evan Fournier, guard of the French basketball team, returned to the final of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games lost against the United States and the lack of support from the Accor Arena, due to the “exorbitant” price of the tickets.

This wound may take a while to completely heal, with the possibility of an incredible gold medal won against the great United States team that came very close.

After admitting that he would never be able to watch the match lost by the Blues (87-98) again, the new Olympiakos player returned to the atmosphere during the final with our colleagues at RMC Sport.

During the match for the Olympic title, there were indeed fewer French supporters in the room than in the quarter or semi-finals, probably due to the high price of the tickets.

“For our families, we had to get tickets… You don't even realize"

"It's really disappointing… But it's not the people's fault, Fournier lamented. The tickets went on sale a long time ago with exorbitant prices. People with money around the world are saying that this is going to be the opportunity to see Curry, Lebron James in the final of the Olympic Games."

"But the amounts… It was exorbitant, for our families, we had to get tickets… You don't even realize, he continues. For them to have seats, not even well placed ones, it was 5,000 &euro the place while they were behind the basket, not even in category A."

Before giving a solution so that there is a more tricolor atmosphere: "If we had wanted to create a truly French atmosphere, we would have done like volleyball with cheap seats that were not put on sale three years before. We would have been home and it would have been crazy like in the quarter or the semi".