court-side

Near the action

Court-side describes a position immediately adjacent to a playing court, especially in basketball or tennis.

Court-side seats are the most coveted and expensive, placing spectators at floor level near the action: We had court-side seats for the Lakers game.

Also spelled courtside.

basketball

NBA

Top-tier American court league

hardwood · bench · players · timeout · sweat · sneakers · dunk · buzzer · coach · referee

tennis

Wimbledon

Premier grass-court championship

serve · rally · grass · clay · deuce · ace · racket · changeover · linesmen · volley

luxury

celebrity

Widely recognized public figure

hospitality · champagne · elite · wealth · status · networking · corporate · sponsor · photo-op · autograph

viewing

proximity

Nearness in space

unobstructed · atmosphere · energy · crowd · impact · intensity · real-time · angle · perspective · intimacy

Opposites
proximity to action

court-sidenosebleed section

Highest, cheapest venue seats

nosebleed seats · upper deck · nosebleeds · rafters · cheap seats

Family

court, side, courts, courted, courting, courtly, courtier, courtiers, courtesy

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G