Got tickets to Hornets, Knights or Checkers games? Here’s what you can do with them.
With the COVID-19 pandemic bringing sports literally to a halt, area professional teams are announcing options for fans with individual or season tickets to events.
▪ Charlotte Hornets spokesman Mike Cristaldi said the team plans to reach out to season-ticket holders, partial plan buyers as well as group ticket purchasers to discuss options, which will include a credit and incentives to games in the 2020-21 NBA season or refunds.
Cristaldi said fans who bought single-game tickets to any of the remaining 2019-20 games through Ticketmaster are potentially able to get refunds subject to Ticketmaster’s refund policy and should check their accounts.
The NBA, however, hasn’t canceled its 2019-20 season, though it is considering options that would likely not include the Hornets playing any more home games in Charlotte. Cristaldi said fans who bought single-game tickets at the Spectrum Center box office should email arenainfo@hornets.com for more information.
▪ Charlotte Knights spokesperson Rob Egan said the minor-league baseball team has been talking with ticket holders on a case-by-case basis.
He said options include exchanging tickets for a future game in 2020 or 2021 as well as receiving ballpark credit, which could include additional tickets or food and beverage credits. Fans can also transfer ticket credits to the Knights Care 4 CLT initiative as well as get refunds. Care 4 CLT is designed to help healthcare workers, Knights employees and select local charities during the pandemic.
▪ The Charlotte Checkers did not respond to an inquiry from the Observer. A statement on the minor league hockey team’s website says no tickets will be sold until the American Hockey League resumes play. The website statement said individual tickets to remaining home games purchased via Ticketmaster or Fevo would be refunded and tickets purchased at the Bojangles’ Coliseum box office would be refunded in person. The team plans to contact season ticket holders and groups on an individual basis.
