Milwaukee Bucks owners Wes Edens and Marc Lasry will sit in their courtside seats when the franchise plays its home opener in its new downtown arena Friday.
Bucks president Peter Feigin, who oversaw the arena project, doesn’t think he’ll be able to sit, not even for a second.
“I’ll be sure everyone is having a good time,” Feigin said. “I’ll have the dumbest smile on my face for three hours. If I could forecast, it’ll be a night I’ll never want to end.”
It will be a spectacular night for the Bucks at Fiserv Forum, a 17,500-seat arena designed solely for basketball and complete with all the amenities: intimate atmosphere, craft food and beverages from national and local companies, a prime social gathering spot and a panoramic view of the city.
And to think, had a new arena not been built, the franchise might have relocated to another city and be playing elsewhere Friday or getting ready for their final season in Milwaukee.
As the owners tell it, the Bucks’ new arena was tied to the franchise’s future in Milwaukee.
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