The removal of the iconic Staples Center signs earlier this week generated plenty of reactions on TV yesterday, with some funny and serious comments. ESPN's David Jacoby: "People are upset about this like they're emotionally attached to Staples. It's just a place where you buy office supplies. ... Have you been to Staples? There's nothing emotional about Staples at all.” ESPN’s Jalen Rose: “Stadiums change their names all of the time. ... If you love Staples so much you should go support them and they wouldn’t have to sell the rights” ( “Jalen & Jacoby,” ESPN2, 12/7). ESPN’s Stan Verrett said when the Lakers play the Nets on Christmas Day, the venue will become Crypto.com Arena after its 20-year, $700M naming rights deal. Verrett: “We trust that that’s actual dollars and not cryptocurrency” ( “SportsCenter,” ESPN, 12/8). NBA TV’s Isiah Thomas was talking about last night’s Celtics-Lakers matchup at Staples Center and asked, “Is it still Staples Center or it is Bitcoin now?” Thomas: “I’m going to still call it The Forum.” But NBA TV’s Matt Winer noted, “That’s a different building” ( “Gametime,” NBA TV, 12/7).
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