"Unrivaled will play its semifinal games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 2, the league announced Friday morning, marking the league's second set of games away from its Miami base this season. The plan to travel to New York for the semifinals began to form following Unrivaled's slate of games in Philadelphia in late January, a source told ESPN."
"On Jan. 31, Unrivaled drew 21,490 fans to Xfinity Mobile Arena, a record attendance for a regular-season women's professional basketball game and for any event in the venue's history. The goal in bringing a set of playoff games to Barclays Center, which seats about 17,532 fans for basketball, was to build off the "excitement and reception" of the Philadelphia tour stop and "continue the momentum" toward growing the 3-on-3 league's footprint, the source said."
Unrivaled will play its semifinal games at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on March 2, marking the league's second set of games away from its Miami base this season. The plan to travel to New York developed after a late-January Philadelphia tour stop that drew 21,490 fans to Xfinity Mobile Arena, a record for a regular-season women's professional basketball game and the venue's history. The league seeks to build off the Philadelphia stop's excitement and continue momentum to grow the 3-on-3 footprint. Unrivaled reported $2 million revenue that night, driven by ticket sales, merchandise, and sponsors. The first playoff round begins Feb. 28 at Sephora Arena in Miami. Four teams will advance to Brooklyn for the semifinals, with the championship game returning to Florida and a $600,000 prize pool for the winner.
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