The Cleveland Cavaliers won two road games in Detroit to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Their owner made sure the Cavs got to see some friendly faces in the Motor City.
On the heels of sending eight busloads of fans to see Cleveland’s overtime win in Game 5, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert sent 25 buses full of fans to their Game 7 win over the Detroit Pistons. The fans got free tickets and travel expenses — and the Cavs got two road wins and a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals.
Dan Gilbert invaded Little Caesars Arena
The Cavs owner was born and raised in Detroit, which is where he founded a company that later became Quicken Loans. He’s owned the Cavaliers since 2005 but has devoted much of his business attention to Detroit, where he’s invested $7.5B into real estate development in the downtown area and once donated $500M in an effort to assist low-income homeowners.
So it’s not a surprise that Gilbert would also invest in playoff tickets for Cavs fans. He provided tickets and transportation for team officials and employees for the first two games of the series, then he upped his efforts to eight buses for Game 5, which reportedly included 550 fans. With 25 buses for Game 7, that suggests Gilbert may have sent over 1,700 Cavaliers supporters to a decisive road game.
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