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TDRock
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 Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:10 pm Post subject: STAPLES CENTER CHANGING NAMES |
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And I'm not personally stoked on it but anyway
Per Shams
Staples Center – the iconic home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers among others since 1999 – will have a new name beginning Dec. 25: Crypto.com Arena. It’s believed to be the largest U.S. venue naming rights deal to date.
https://twitter.com/shamscharania/status/1460832641352040449?s=21 |
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Outspoken
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmmmm..... interesting. Is it gonna be called Crypto? |
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Bravefellow
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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Crip Center it is... how unfortunate.  |
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lakez34
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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| I didnt ever care for Staples Center as a name. I care even less for crypto.com arena as a name. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue. $700M sounds big time though. |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Crypto.com is a terrible name, but for the right price, I guess anything sound nice. |
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Hard_Butter
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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Staples Center will always be Staples Center to me. Just like the Forum was always Fabulous and never Great Western. I'm gonna still say Eskimos f your Inuites. Dwarfs will always be midgets to me.
So glad that the Dodgers never succumbed to this cooperate bs.
Dodgers Stadium, Fenway, Wrigley......stay you.
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Hard_Butter
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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Also....the Clippers...... 
Pack your bags and get your asses to Seattle.
The Wood don't want you either.
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HeatCandela
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Hard_Butter wrote: | Also....the Clippers......
Pack your bags and get your asses to Seattle.
The Wood don't want you either. |
Yes! (bleep) the Clippers!
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Outspoken
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Crypto, the arena that Lebron (and Ben Simmons) built? |
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AFireInside619
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:20 pm Post subject: |
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This is great news for me. I’m still a die hard Lakers fan, but I’ve been spending a lot of time with Crypto and NFTs the past year or so. Bullish, as we say in the Crypto world!
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lakersken80
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Hard_Butter wrote: | Staples Center will always be Staples Center to me. Just like the Forum was always Fabulous and never Great Western. I'm gonna still say Eskimos f your Inuites. Dwarfs will always be midgets to me.
So glad that the Dodgers never succumbed to this cooperate bs.
Dodgers Stadium, Fenway, Wrigley......stay you. |
Funny thing is Staples Center went corporate at the beginning so there was no backlash because nobody knew of its non corporate branding. |
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MookieBetts50
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome to the Crypt, ghouls and goblins!  |
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Hard_Butter
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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| lakersken80 wrote: | | Hard_Butter wrote: | Staples Center will always be Staples Center to me. Just like the Forum was always Fabulous and never Great Western. I'm gonna still say Eskimos f your Inuites. Dwarfs will always be midgets to me.
So glad that the Dodgers never succumbed to this cooperate bs.
Dodgers Stadium, Fenway, Wrigley......stay you. |
Funny thing is Staples Center went corporate at the beginning so there was no backlash because nobody knew of its non corporate branding. |
Well..I cited Wrigley and I'm pretty sure Wrigley Field is named after the gum. Talk about going cooperate long before it became a thing.
"Cooperate" FU Micosoft Edge and your auto-dumb-spell check making me look stupid.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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goes perfect with the soulless motif the Lakers have been using for the last few years
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C M B
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:28 pm Post subject: |
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| C M B wrote: | | goes perfect with the soulless motif the Lakers have been using for the last few years |
btw buy etherium and ignore all other coins
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TAKAHIRO
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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| can people just leave a (bleep) good thing alone?? |
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BEazy
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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| The Crypt it is then. Staples probably can't afford the naming rights anymore since they're on the brink of bankruptcy. |
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lakersken80
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:52 pm Post subject: |
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| I wonder if the sponsorship is going to pay in dollars or crypto. |
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lakersken80
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2021 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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| I was looking at the Staples sponsorship agreement and they were paying $116 million over 20 years. The Crypto.com naming rights is paying $700 million over 20 years....I know inflation is a thing but that is a massive increase in revenue which they will be able to use to pay for the upcoming renovations. |
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Goldenwest
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:09 am Post subject: |
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| Could’ve been worse, could’ve been the Google Center or even the Amazon.com center |
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mad55557777
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:42 am Post subject: |
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That could be your money Jeanie!!! The lakers probably got nothing meaningful in this deal despite being the main attraction.
Don’t feel bad for the clippers , they gave their new arena and naming rights money |
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lakersken80
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| mad55557777 wrote: | That could be your money Jeanie!!! The lakers probably got nothing meaningful in this deal despite being the main attraction.
Don’t feel bad for the clippers , they gave their new arena and naming rights money |
Thats the problem with them not being billionaires....they can't really realize their gains unless they sell the Lakers or take on another partner which reduces their share of the team. |
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BEazy
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| mad55557777 wrote: | That could be your money Jeanie!!! The lakers probably got nothing meaningful in this deal despite being the main attraction.
Don’t feel bad for the clippers , they gave their new arena and naming rights money |
Lakers and LA Kings are partners in this deal.
| Quote: | We're extremely proud to announce that Staples Center, Los Angeles' most iconic arena is getting a new name:
http://Crypto.com Arena
As part of this 20 year partnership, we're also excited to welcome the
@Lakers
&
@LAKings
as our newest partners! |
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mad55557777
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| lakersken80 wrote: | | mad55557777 wrote: | That could be your money Jeanie!!! The lakers probably got nothing meaningful in this deal despite being the main attraction.
Don’t feel bad for the clippers , they gave their new arena and naming rights money |
Thats the problem with them not being billionaires....they can't really realize their gains unless they sell the Lakers or take on another partner which reduces their share of the team. |
They could take a loan like the warriors owner. Lakers debt ratio is under 1% |
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mad55557777
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| ScHoolBoy B wrote: | | mad55557777 wrote: | That could be your money Jeanie!!! The lakers probably got nothing meaningful in this deal despite being the main attraction.
Don’t feel bad for the clippers , they gave their new arena and naming rights money |
Lakers and LA Kings are partners in this deal.
| Quote: | We're extremely proud to announce that Staples Center, Los Angeles' most iconic arena is getting a new name:
http://Crypto.com Arena
As part of this 20 year partnership, we're also excited to welcome the
@Lakers
&
@LAKings
as our newest partners! |
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Read the fine print “ This agreement also makes Crypto.com an official cryptocurrency platform partner of the Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Kings.” |
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