Lakers Owner Jeanie Buss Reacts to Clippers Entering New Intuit Dome Arena

The LA Clippers officially opened their brand new Intuit Dome arena on August 15th when Bruno Mars performed at the building’s first event. The team held a ribbon cutting ceremony with owner Steve Ballmer and other high ranking members of the organization in attendance.
While the Intuit Dome is significant for many reasons, one is the Clippers no longer sharing an arena with the Los Angeles Lakers. Having shared Staples Center/Crypto.com Arena with the Lakers for 25 seasons, the Clippers now have their own building which is unlike any in sports.
The LA Clippers have their own home.
— Joey Linn (@joeylinn_) August 16, 2024
Welcome to Intuit Dome. pic.twitter.com/jf1xYfgLZV
During a recent appearance on Petros and Money on AM 570, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss was asked about the Clippers leaving Crypto.com Arena, and said not much changes for her organization.
“We moved in that building first,” Buss said. “Then the Clippers moved in, and now they’ve moved out. Nothing has really changed for us at all… I just didn’t realize like how long it was gonna take the rest of the league to realize that we had more home games. Because when we played (the Clippers) it was like we didn’t have to travel.”
Some have interpreted this as slight shade from Buss, saying Lakers vs. Clippers games were always home games for the Lakers, although she did place emphasis on travel as opposed to the fan ratio.
There is no question that the Clippers getting their own arena is significant due to no longer sharing one with the Lakers, but there is much more that separates Intuit Dome from every other arena in the NBA.
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