NBA Twitter reaction should make Lakers regret new arena name

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Some of NBA Twitter is not too fond of the Los Angeles Lakers home arena being renamed from the Staples Center to the Crypto.com Arena.

Thursday night was an end of an era for the Los Angeles Lakers. It was, technically, the very last game the team played inside the Staples Center, but the arena is not going nowhere. Instead, the venue is being renamed the Crypto.com Arena.

Even though the venue is not getting knocked down, some on NBA Twitter were not too pleased about the name change.

Staples Center vs https://t.co/JZlIZqtyiT Arena pic.twitter.com/YxR7j0DrSS
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) December 7, 2021

https://twitter.com/jacobsports12/status/1474839678943567872?s=20

I blame the changing of the name of "Staples Center" for the Lakers Downslope this season.

All my homies hate the Crypto Dot Com Arena.
— SURF MANIA SAMPLE. (@AYOSAMPLE) December 25, 2021

Anyone who calls Staples Center, “https://t.co/Z97FL3wKyI aReNA” #Lakers #Clippers pic.twitter.com/JdGz3wJ0GC
— Chasing Chips (@ChasingChipsPod) December 23, 2021

https://twitter.com/BJeezy01/status/1473519780585820161?s=20

yeah i’m still calling it the staples center. https://t.co/zc2noUddid arena sounds like a snl skit
— ᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟᅟ (@enrondripgod) December 23, 2021

NBA Twitter not fans of the Lakers’ arena being renamed the Crypto.com Arena

Again, we must stress that this is not like the Lakers are moving to a brand new arena. It is the same venue where they hoisted numerous NBA Championship banners since its opening in 1999. The only difference is that the naming rights have changed.

The Lakers bid farewell to the Staples Center name on Thursday night, where they lost to the San Antonio Spurs by the score of 138-111. LeBron James led the way with 36 points (15-of-26 from field), nine rebounds and six assists in 35 minutes of playing time. Russell Westbrook put up 30 points (12-for-20 from field), seven rebounds and four assists in the same amount of playing time.

Crytpo.com Arena will officially introduced to the NBA on Christmas Day, when the Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving will be inactive for Brooklyn due to them remaining in the league’s health and safety protocols.

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