Judgment Day: Pepsi Center Bumps WWE For Lakers-Nuggets Game

Pepsi Center Will Host Lakers-Nuggets Game Four Despite Originally Booking A WWE Event

STEEL CAGE MATCH: BLEACHER REPORT's Jon Alba wrote WWE "feels they are completely entitled to the arena." Alba: "And why should they not be? This ... was scheduled several months ago, with massive advertising beginning at that moment. ... How could [KSE Owner] Stan Kroenke have even remotely had the thought of letting this day be booked?" (BLEACHERREPORT.com, 5/18). In Baltimore, Kevin Eck wrote, "If the woeful Washington Wizards and Verizon Center failed to plan ahead, that would be one thing. The Nuggets, however, are the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, so something like this happening is inexcusable" (BALTIMORESUN.com, 5/18). WQXI-AM's Doug Stewart said of Kroenke, "For him to schedule this is saying blatantly, ‘I don't think we're going to be playing at this time of year.’ The worst part about this is Vince McMahon is right" ("ESPN First Take, ESPN2, 5/19). However, ESPN’s Tim Legler said, “The WWE is big cash. I don’t blame [KSE] for booking that date” (“NBA Fastbreak,” ESPN2, 5/18). CNBC’s Darren Rovell said, “This is not like you have a ‘C act,’ like a bad country music star and then you have the NBA Playoffs. This is the WWE and the NBA playoffs.” CNBC’s Dennis Kneale said, “I’m sure if the stadium offers the WWE a nice little princely sum of money, they’ll work it out” (“CNBC Reports,” CNBC, 5/18).

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