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NBA Twitter Angrily Reacts To Staples Center Being Renamed To Crypto.com Arena

As we’ve reported earlier this morning, one of the world’s most famous sport venues will be chaining its names soon.

Los Angeles’ legendary Staples Center is getting renamed to Crypto.com Arena on December 25, in what is believed to be the largest U.S. venue naming rights deal to date.

Many Lakers fans have always associated the franchise with their iconic home, since they’ve been playing at Staples ever since. So it’s obvious that many fans, and NBA Twitter in general couldn’t believe it and started hating.

that’s probably how the OG lakers fans felt about it going from The Forum to Staples Center tho (Crypto awful name tho)

— Aneer (@AlwaysHxcked) November 17, 2021

it’ll always be called Staples Center idc

— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYo) November 17, 2021

This Staples center thing sounds like a fuckin onion headline lmao

— Rusty Buckets (@RustyBUCKETS321) November 17, 2021

Crypto dot com: “You said you’d call it Crypto Arena and not Staples center”

Jeanie Buss: pic.twitter.com/5va3waKMNj

— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) November 17, 2021

LeBitcoin. pic.twitter.com/uojoGGtW2t

— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 17, 2021

I’ll always call it Staples Center

— Ralph Mason (@Ralph_MasonJr) November 17, 2021

The only name name the Staples Center should do is calling it Kobe Bryant Arena. It’s the house Kobe Built!

— #LakeShow Rudy (@LakeShowRudy) November 17, 2021

Renaming the Staples Center is not gonna go over well. At all. Blasphemous.

— Anthony (@kaustic187) November 17, 2021

Crypto is ruining life as we fucking know it. Money is not real! Staples center is always staples center idgaf what y’all call it.

— sza’s lost album (@breeashhh) November 17, 2021

Sheeshhh RIP @STAPLESCenter https://t.co/WycoWdpPkt

— kuz (@kylekuzma) November 17, 2021