cpyle
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I arrived at the Barclays Center bright and early at 9:30 for my media credential. I wanted to explore the arena and all the behind the scene stuff for the A10 tournament. Many media outlets from various cities were arriving, most talking about the events of yesterday’s events of disallowing fans from the conference tournaments. Myself as well as others were constantly refreshing twitter, trying to get the scoop on what was happening. Eventually, many tweeted that the A10 Tournament was to be going on as normal without fans. Enough closure for now.
All was well during warm ups. Players were warming up and having a good time, happy to be in Brooklyn playing for a tourney title. Music was bumping from the DJ, media members were chatting it up with other media, and players were dunking and had a pep in their step. We later learned that 150 fans of families from each team were allowed to come watch, which helped to get some sort of college basketball atmosphere in there...
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