Lakers Visit San Diego
The Lakers made their way down to San Diego for their annual pre-season game. I've attended twice in the past - see Lakers v. Suns - but decide, like last year, to sit this year's game out. The pre-season games are mostly the scrubs playing, and to top it off the competitors were the Charlotte Bobcats... yawn.
In the end, the Lakers ended up winning a tight one that came down to the wire, 98-97.
I saw the highlights last night, the Sports Arena, where they play their pre-season game here in San Diego, sure looked empty. I haven't been since the season with Karl, Gary, Shaq, and Kobe, but that year it was packed in the lower tier, and decently crowded in the upper tier.... ditto the year before that. The highlights from last nights game, however, showed many, many open seats in the lower tier. After last season it's probably going to take some W's before fans start showing an interest again.