Power Rankings: NBA Arenas

#29 – Sleep Train Arena – Sacramento Kings

The Name: Sleep Train makes mattresses. I thought there would be no overlap between the desire to sponsor an NBA arena and the desire to name your company Sleep Train. So many elements of this organization are a total joke, and it’s apt that the name of their stadium would be both baffling and depressing. 0/10

The Aesthetics: This is a wonderful arena if you hope to be bombarded with advertisement. Next time you look up to the center of the ceiling to see the video scoreboard, remember through all of those advertisements that, to the Kings, you are more than a fan. You are a consumer. The purple-infused court design itself is average and not too distracting.

The Experience: Getting there is difficult, as the arena is in the middle of nowhere away from any real civilization. Being there is difficult, as the seats are uncomfortable and the place smells like old food. The arena is notoriously cramped and uncomfortable, and so there is really no motivation to watch a sporting event here.

Overview: There is almost nothing positive to say about this arena; Kings fans deserve better than the incompetence they deal with all the time.

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