Ticket prices are soaring for Shaquille O'Neal's return to the Staples Center against the Lakers on Christmas Day.

A 44-person suite at Staples Center for the Laker game is available on ticketsnow.com for $36,000. A courtside seat can be purchased for $28,250. In the cheapest section of the house, tickets are for sale at $240. A parking pass is on sale for $85.

On EBay, two tickets on the lower level are going for $1,500 apiece.

That 44-person suite normally goes for $6,820, a courtside seat is $2,000 and the cheapest Laker ticket is $10.

An unofficial survey of ticket brokers around Southern California showed that several are asking $2,500 for a single seat for the Laker-Heat matchup.

A ticket broker, who declined to be identified, said interest in the Laker-Heat game was off the charts.

"It's the biggest demand I've ever seen for a regular-season game," he said, "far greater than when Michael Jordan came back, far greater than when Magic Johnson came out of retirement."