Why Lakers fans at Crypto.com Arena are NBA’s most misunderstood playoff atmosphere
After Doris Burke questioned the noise level, a closer look at the Lakers playoff crowd reveals how Crypto.com Arena compares to Paycom Center and Toyota Center—and why perception doesn’t match reality.
The first thing you notice when you enter Crypto. com Arena for a Lakers playoff game isn’t the noise or the roar of the crowd. Oftentimes, it’s the famous faces that walk right past you.
On any given night it could be the biggest names in sports, music, and entertainment. Stand in line for the bathroom with Bad Bunny, overhear a joke from Eddie Murphy, or high-five Matthew Stafford. It’s true that the arena feels more like a stage than a furnace.
ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke commented on it just before tipoff of Game 3 between the Thunder and Lakers. “Is this building remarkably quiet for a playoff game? ” she asked Dave Pasch.
She wasn’t wrong. But she wasn’t entirely right either. A Lakers game doesn’t behave like other NBA arenas.
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