Keep Laker Fans Out of ARCO Arena
by Tom Ziller on Nov 3, 2010 9:21 AM PDT
in News
Email
Print
Tonight see the L.A. Lakers' first of two visits to ARCO Arena this season. Traditionally, since the end of the Kings' run of success earlier this century, Lakers fans have invaded the arena, making up about a quarter to a third of the crowd for these showdowns. In the past, we have suggested rules for the visiting fans, those based on some deplorable behavior during a rare December 2008 win by the Kings.
There's something Kings fans can actually do to keep Lakers fans away tonight, though: buy tickets.
The Kings say that, as of last night, there were about 2,000 tickets remaining and for sale. Kings fans can buy those, or Lakers fans can buy those. People chanting "MVP" for Tyreke Evans can buy them, or people chanting "MVP" for Kobe Bryant can buy them. I just puked in my mouth. If you're a Kings fan, do you want to puke in your mouth tonight?
If you have tickets already or can't attend but live in the area, mention to your co-workers that the Kings are the best they have been since 2006 (true), that they haven't lost at home (true), that every game this season has come down to the last minute (true), that fans have a chance to be on ESPN (true), that first place in the Pacific Division is at stake (true), that tickets are pretty cheap (true) and that there's no greater show of civic pride than cheering on Evans, DeMarcus Cousins and Omri Casspi.
Get tickets here. I'm not a shill; I just dislike Lakers fans yelling "Brad Miller sucks!" during the national anthem.
64 comments
|
2 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
I attended last year's double OT loss
and it was the best game I’ve been to. There’s nothing better than seeing [redacted] fans bitching because their team is about to go down to one of the worst teams in the league. The atmosphere was intense and it’s definitely something to experience.
If I didn’t have a previous commitmment (I’m not even watching the second half on TV) I’d be there in a second. If you’re thinking about going but haven’t made up your mind yet, I suggest you go for it.
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
Me too. Never again.
I was so pissed off at the Laker fans. I was fighting mad. My GF had to hold me back a few times. That’s the last time I go to a Laker game. It’s simply not worth the frustration and added blood pressure. Lakers fans at Arco are nothing but band wagon fair weather less than honorable Kobe lovers. I really don’t want to be around them.
I'm in the same boat, Zen
but I hope one day to have saved up enough to come over to the US and catch a game on StR night. Probably Omri will be retired by the time i have saved up enough…
Dunking Dutchman
Wish I could go
But instead of buying a $40 ticket, $20 on gas, $10 on parking, and $80 on 3 beers, I’ll just drink at home and watch it on the big screen.
Go Kings.
Dip til I rip
by Muff209 on Nov 3, 2010 9:56 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Nah, I'm just really poor right now.
Rent paychecks are a bitch like that. If this game was on the 10th or later, I’d totally be there.
Dip til I rip
by Muff209 on Nov 3, 2010 10:18 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
It's expensive to go to a game.
Yet another reason it makes sense to build a new arena downtown. You can at least get there via light rail.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on Nov 3, 2010 10:19 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yep
That’s twenty to twenty-five dollars saved on gas right there. I wish there was some kind of fan shuttle.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
Contributor at cagepages.com Come check us out.
And make sure to bring your sleeping bag!
I mean, after all, you’d be spending the night at the Arena. After the RT budget cuts, the last Gold Line train leaves the railyard station at 8:58 PM.
by unfair weather on Nov 3, 2010 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Well I'm sure there would be some kind of accommodation.
Plus it will be awhile until any arena gets built (assuming one is built).
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT MUFF
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
Wow...
This game is ridiculously expensive mid-upper deck seats behind the basket are $50 + right now, 2 tickets will run you over 150 after everything is said and done…that is alot of money to just spend.
Hope
by Ultrakingsfan on Nov 3, 2010 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
yip
they basically priced me out of the Lakers games this year with the variable pricing. $62 bucks + fees for the shittiest seats in the house. Not to mention I live 100 miles away + parking, food, beer. I’ll be watching at home in HD too. Go Kings!!!
wish I could be there!
I try to make up for my absence at Arco by attending Kings games at Staples, since I live down here in LA. For some reason, Laker fans in Sacramento are much more annoying than Laker fans in LA.
put me in, Coach
That just puts money in Philip Aschwitz's pocket (or whatever that dude's name is) and Jerry Buss's pocket.
Unfortunately.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
: (
crap. i hadn’t thought of that. the Kings don’t get any money from their road games?
well, i can’t deny that Staples Center is a great place to watch basketball games. Its a beautiful sight when they turn all the lights off except the ones on the floor. Kinda makes me think of those old boxing photos where the crowd is all in darkness and you only see the ring and the combatants.
I love the atmosphere of Arco, but I do have to agree when people point out how it seems outdated compared to other NBA venues.
Well, I’ll definitely donate to the Kings’s pockets when I make it up to Sacramento for the holidays. I always catch whatever games I can when I make it back up home.
put me in, Coach
Well the NBA isn't the NFL. All I'm gonna say on that.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I'll be there
trying my hardest not to get into a physical altercation with the dumb, drunk Laker fans that will invariably stumble into the stadium.
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
Contributor at cagepages.com Come check us out.
I'll be yelling Brad Miller sucks
But never during the national anthem… (Actually, I’d probably yell Hawes sucks – Houston is fun to watch even though they can’t win)
Nah it's fine
let all the Laker fans come to Arco tonight TO WATCH THE LAKERS LOSE!!!!!! FTW!!!
by Dub_TC on Nov 3, 2010 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
queso?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
chili con queso?
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Nov 3, 2010 12:50 PM PDT up reply actions
chili con carne?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
salsa verde con carne?
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
by wallywagon11 on Nov 3, 2010 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
lol
wow it’s amazing how quickly that all made me hungry
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
No, the proper response is "Art Carney"
Noob. :)
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
I FINALLY have season tickets
nose bleeds but I am in the building! Section 208. Anyone who buys tickets will get their moneys worth for sure.
"I have talent that's there, but I just have the mentality right now that I just want to be the greatest. And I don't think that any other player has that right now." -DeMarcus Cousins
by Noble_Bloodlines on Nov 3, 2010 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Trying to sell my tickets because I can't make it
Unfortunately, only people who have approached me are Lakers fans. I have enough pride to turn them away. I couldn’t stand that S#*T when they kept yelling about how they were still the best in the West after Bobby Brown caught fire. So there was no way I was going to contribute to that tonight.
And that's wassup.
by Sacramento_Strong on Nov 3, 2010 10:51 AM PDT reply actions 12 recs
rec'd
for having standards
Childress then flew to Greece and asked the team if they would pay him in gold bars, hookiers, weed, and marijuana. The rest is history.
by TheFifthMookie on Nov 3, 2010 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Where and how much?
I doubt wifey would go for it as we just got back from vacation at 12:30 last night (and spent a bunch of money) but . . . .
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Nov 3, 2010 12:27 PM PDT up reply actions
if i didnt live in so-cal...
i would be there, but i will definitely be at the games down here. i gotta buy a demarcus cousins jersey
I can't go
And I probably wouldn’t go if I could, simply because the variable ticket pricing is too high for these seats, and money is still tight.
Author of the Pick and Scroll. Follow me on Twitter here.
Didn't you have a press pass for some of the pre-season games?
That’s not an option during the season?
Yeah I can but I have to request it 48 hours in advance
So the only way I can go now is to skip something very important and pay a lot of money. No thanks. I’ll be fine watching the 2nd half.
Author of the Pick and Scroll. Follow me on Twitter here.
See you all at the game!
Queensbridge.
Sweet 16
"Most players have an A, B, possibly a C move. Kobe has the alphabet. He'll take you all the way to Z." - Stu Lantz
Stubhub, people!!
I got two tickets for $55 each (this is after processing fees, and all that crap)
section 204, row n, seats 9 and 10.
going with my brother, and we’re going to be loud as fuck, and possibly a little drunk.
ARCO BELONGS TO KINGS FANS, NOT THE L*KER FANS
Hopefully the Kings get a new Arena in Sac soon but,
Arco arena can actually be a huge advantage for this team. It seems like it is so compact that the fan noise is louder than most Arenas out there. Tyreke and company were really feeding off the crowd, especially on defense. I think it can still give opposing teams all kinds of trouble, like in the early 2000’s when the Kings were considered a lock at home.
by MarcusC on Nov 3, 2010 11:35 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I could have gone but I'm saving up for StR's night
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
The greatest impact player in NBA History - Tim Donaghy
Always some available on Craigslist
buyer beware but I’ve never had a problem.
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
You guys are lucky
You decide when you want to go to the games, i live in Vegas so its hard for me to really decide if i can go lol
but ill definitely be there when we get to the playoffs!
No offense TG13 but as of right now
So long as you live in Vegas, I hope it stays that way
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
No offense TG13 but as of right now
So long as you live in Vegas, I hope it stays that way
I predict JT will never breathe through his nose.
I'll spend at least 1 quarter of this game in KINGS ROW BABY!
The rest will be much further up.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
How? Why?
(bitch)
So imitate the action of the tiger!.
Lend the eye a terrible aspect
- and teach them how to war!
Henry V iii
by lietothegirls on Nov 3, 2010 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions
My dad is the VP of my work and they have really good seats and contacts. But the way I get on Kings row is because our Marketing lady is the girlfriend of a Kings Ambassador who works for AT&T and has permanent Kings Row seats. Complicated, I know.
My company’s tickets are like 2 rows back. Then my dad also bought a 1/4 pass somewhere else (not sure).
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Nov 3, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Can your contact get us an update on Ferris Bueller's health?
People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring. ~ Rogers Hornsby
by otis29 on Nov 3, 2010 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't get it.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Nov 3, 2010 11:35 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahahaha.
You win again Otis.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
As much as I can't wait to go to a game this season
I’ll pass on the Laker games. I don’t know what to expect tonight, but I know myself and I know how frustrated/angry/livid I would get being surrounded by the shitty bandwagon LA fans. I wouldn’t trust myself to not lose it, which would actually be kind of funny, in a way, but still. I’d rather go to a game where I don’t want to punch a hole in a wall if we lose. I hope we kick some ass tonight and I expect it to be competitive, but I have no idea how it might turn out. Plus, I live 90+ minutes away and have a job training tomorrow at 8am. So even if I wanted to go and could afford to, I wouldn’t be able to.
"That was the most offensive thing I have seen in 20 years of teaching and that includes an elementary school production of "Hair.""
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
NBA Playoffs Content Module
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sport
- Shaquille O’Neal is in a Chinese beer commercial, too (VIDEO)
- ‘Deep Thoughts’ and Cheap Thoughts: San Antonio Spurs vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
- C-a-C: This is probably as close to LeBron James working with John Waters as we’ll ever get
- Dwyane Wade’s hot pink pants: The kind of thing you can get away with when you drop 41
- Lamar Odom to New York? Dwight Howard on the move? For now, it’s all talk
