For Laker/Warrior games, the answer is that the home crowd is split and rival fans make up a fair chunk of the arena, which makes it awkward and increases the pressure when the Lakers/Warriors go on a run and the Kings are hearing cheering for the other team in their own home arena.
It’s not split at all. I saw maybe 12 Warriors fans on Friday. I could hear the Lakers crowd last night cheering for their free throws, and then I heard the Thunder when the Kings scored. Calling it split is like calling a waterfall next to a faucet the same amount of running water.
For Laker/Warrior games, the answer is that the home crowd is split and rival fans make up a fair chunk of the arena, which makes it awkward and increases the pressure when the Lakers/Warriors go on a run and the Kings are hearing cheering for the other team in their own home arena.
For all the other teams, it’s inexcusable.
It’s not split at all. I saw maybe 12 Warriors fans on Friday. I could hear the Lakers crowd last night cheering for their free throws, and then I heard the Thunder when the Kings scored. Calling it split is like calling a waterfall next to a faucet the same amount of running water.