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Bigbertha0208 t1_j49pb0c wrote

I bet most of those fans were there to see the Warriors

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muskratboy t1_j4ab1m4 wrote

One of the worst arenas I’ve ever been to.

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Matt32490 t1_j4akfwc wrote

And 65,323 of them couldn't see the game because they were so damn far from the court.

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imnotsoho t1_j4akm44 wrote

I went to the Sonics' first game in the KingDome against the Bullets. Couldn't see shit from nosebleed seats. But it was NBA finals and I think the tickets were only about $8.

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BrowniesorBust t1_j4axxlu wrote

I watched the broadcast and it looked mostly empty… seeing this new angle makes me realize it wasn’t empty, people where just so far away it looks empty

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VivaLa_Adam t1_j4bddf7 wrote

WNBA get maybe 4,000 people in attendance and players want to get paid more? Lmao

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JimmyFu2U t1_j4bh23u wrote

That's awesome but... We still lost. Go Spurs go 😕

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threshforever t1_j4bpk1o wrote

I was at this game. Everyone on the lower levels couldn’t see shit because they brought in a bunch of bleachers and “VIP experience” things essentially blocking the view of a lot of people unless you are fortunate enough to get one of the seats court-side. I was advertised a court side seat and I could occasionally see the players heads. Awfully designed layout.

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Drfunk206 t1_j4btmv7 wrote

Replying to Fastbird33 (#1,360,459)

I’m just an internet stranger but a couple of years ago I spoke to guy who is a heavy hitter in Vegas real estate and he told me once Vegas gets their basketball arena situation sorted out the NBA is going to expand to Vegas and Seattle.

As a Sonics fan I hope he’s right. As a realist I’ll see it when I believe it.

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colton_97 t1_j4ceyms wrote

Always thought it would be cool if a team moved to a an indoor stadium like this when they get to the Finals

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colton_97 t1_j4cftg6 wrote

Replying to mill_about_smartly (#1,361,797)

Possibly.. atmosphere looked pretty cool last night. The one final four I went to (in an NFL stadium) was a better atmosphere than any NBA playoff game I’ve been to in my opinion — but that could also just be difference between NBA and college crowds

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Drfunk206 t1_j4ch50k wrote

Replying to ethan-bubblegum-tate (#1,361,723)

Yes this was December 2021 and I asked why can’t the NBA just use T-Mobile arena and there’s an issue with the ownership group that owns the T-Mobile arena and the preferred NBA ownership group. Basically they don’t want to rent their building they’d rather own it.

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OkayArt199 t1_j4chszs wrote

We were so close to greatness

So close to 69,420

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CardHawk77 t1_j4d8kgm wrote

It’s just not the same without that huge curtain in the background cutting off the rest of the dome.

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jakeswaxxPDX t1_j4df8km wrote

Replying to imnotsoho (#1,358,700)

I went to a couple Mariners games as a kid in the kingdome (late 80’s) We were in the center field nose bleeds and the only thing I remember was that we were so far away from home plate there was a good seemed like 2 second delay from when the ball hit the bat to when we actually heard it.

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Dultsboi t1_j4e39k3 wrote

Replying to Cflow26 (#1,362,540)

Try being an NHL fan, we have the Leafs playing in Scotiabank Arena, the Flames playing in the Scotiabank Saddledome and the Canucks play in Rogers Arena while the Oilers playing in Rogers Place lol

Honourable mention to Bell Center in Montreal and formerly Bell MTS Arena in Winnipeg

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imnotsoho t1_j4lpzjt wrote

Replying to jakeswaxxPDX (#1,363,497)

I saw Aerosmith at the KingDome. Opening act was Rick Derringer. He played a 15 minute version of Rock N' Roll Hoochie Koo. For about 10 minutes he was on stage alone, playing a solo. Sitting in the back all I could hear was a loud rumble.

Next act was Jan Hammer with Jeff Beck (RIP). Jan played a couple of songs and then Jeff Beck came out and said: "Welcome to the King County Echo Chamber!"

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Svintiger t1_j5jw7io wrote

The stadium is not even full lamo.

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