English Fan Experiences First NBA Game!
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Ellis, I think you might really enjoy hockey. Low scoring, so every goal is game changing, big hits, fast play, passionate crowds. Give that a try. And then, if you want to experience a game in the lowest level of professional hockey in the States, let me know and I’ll show you my hometown team 😂
Teemu was 1 of my all time favorite players along with Patrick Roy👍
Gotta do an NHL game in the right city though. Going to somewhere in Canada is probably a good bet, but New York or Boston playoff hockey is pretty up there for good, passionate crowds.
Better be a playoff game as well
Not forgetting the fights
Fuck your team, Let’s Go LA Kiinggss!!!
I'm an American and also hate the fact that they play music during NBA games. Feels like a carnival and not a sports game, you were pretty spot on saying that it doesn't matter until there is about 5 minutes left.
We only have "Pitch invasions" or as we call them court or field stormings in College sports in the US after a win against a higher-ranked team or a rival.
Always love the content!!!
Sometimes it adds tho like 7 nations playing during Ray Allens big 3
Saying it doesn’t matter until the last 5 minutes makes as much sense as saying soccer games don’t matter until the last 20 minutes… It doesn’t make any sense lol.
@@colinbauer1538 you can't watch an NBA game and tell me they play as hard in the first 45 minutes as the last 3. I get what you mean tho in a way.
Used to have crows stormings until they got rid of them
You could literally say that about any sport
"Boo him, call him a wanker!" hahaha Ellis! Class
He has to come to a game in Philly. We boo everyone including our own players sometimes
Him not comprehending how college sports mean more than pro sports is amazing. Btw the jacket is actually kinda gas and im a Clippers fan (yes we exist)
that’s what i was thinking lol, when you compare professional to college, there’s wayyyyyy more history behind college sports because they played longer than most, if not all, professional leagues. at least for basketball and football, idk about any other pro leagues.
Ur point about college sports not having history is wild. Football and basketball college games were more popular than the pros for multiple decades lol.
Really glad you enjoyed it Ellis, I was in the same situation as you and to a Knicks game at Maddison Square Gardens as a tourist and was looking at everything in a football prospective (Stoke season ticket holder) but by he end of the game i loved it so much i actually became a die hard basketball fan, Watch as much NBA as possible and go to my local British Basketball games. Its a fantastic sport with so much drama.
LETS GO KNICKS!!!
this is rad
I have the knicks going to the finals
19:31 the kid swapping jerseys 😂
Incredible
Americans fans for ya
@@gazza42069 Naw.. gen Z fans
@@gazza42069both jerseys are for the same team he just had 2 on
holy shit great catch hahah
Basically:
Not enough wanker signs or "you're shit aaah"
Too many points
Too much squeaking
Too loud (music)
Too many stoppages
Too many adverts
Too many bright lights
Too many tv screens
Too many seats n can't see crap cos you to far away.
Too much tanoy
Too many N's
@@davidmarchant9386actually for most teams for basketball and hockey the nose bleed seats aren’t that bad when you’re mid-court or at least on the side of the court up top and not behind the basket. It’s basically like watching it in tv but you get the live experience still.
@@connorriley7511 yeah defeats the point in going watch it on tv for 200+ dollars
@@sepporu You ruined it.
That jacket is 🔥 Proper suits ya and fits well 🙌🏽
It's not hard to get but
expensive all
N.B.A. merchandise is
in the U.K.
I have a Tommy Hillfiger
Pittsburgh Steelers jacket
it's a lightweight one
but that was pricey used
Christmas money I had
2 Christmas ago.
Was thinking the same thing!!! the money was not a complete waste and you should def bust it out of your closet more frequently 👍
"College sports have no tradition, the nba does" they've been playing college football since the 1870s, meanwhile the NBA is only about 78 years old.
For real, and he goes to only LA and acts like that represents all of American sports culture. If I only went to Manchester and acted like that represents all English football culture, he would get upset as a Leeds fan.
@@badgermoring5290yes, someone tell him there are other places than LA and California 😫
Basketball is itself 135 years old 😅😂😂 England started their football league in 1888/1889 same with Netherlands and mlb was also started in 1890s so
@@kushalkarki7215 The NBA was founded in 1949. College sports have been a US tradition since the 1880s. I'm sorry, but I'm not sure what your point is here.
@@kushalkarki7215 football is much older lad
ellis u kinda look like lebron
I think Lebron is taller.
@@mrdfpiiiThat's just the camera. Ellis is actually 7'5"
@@lthecatt9667 Then I've definitely underestimated the tremendous physical stature of Ben in all these videos.
Similar hair isn’t it
PMSL. If he did a
Michael Jackson, that is lol L.J that is 😂😂😂😂.
American stadiums/arenas are relatively small because the teams have figured out if you have a lower capacity you can charge twice as much for tickets and make more money. Same reason Juventus only built their stadium for 40K. Also, the atmosphere in LA is famously low-key. In other parts of the country there's even more distractions and the announcers sound more like radio DJs.
Also, most of them are multi-purpose arenas so they're limited by design. There's only so big you can do for Ice Hockey before the view is too bad.
This is just not that true
sounds made up. how can they make more money for a smaller arena? did you hear the price of a bud light lol. if there were double the people think how much would be made on food/drink/merch per game.
@@Heavygoodz I suggest you go investigate an economic term called "supply and demand" Basically its this, is demand is high and supply is low, people will accept a higher price than if demand was unchanged but supply was high.
We literally have 8 if the top 10 biggest stadiums. Wtf are you even talking about.
1 of the points I love to make about sports in general is how much fans of a sport think their top alltime players are known worldwide but it just isn't true. It is why guys like MJ, LBJ and Messi really stand out regardless if you like them or not. It is similar to Ronnie O'Sullivan in the UK. I was watching an interview of his a few weeks ago. As an American I had no clue who he was (this guy is amazing anyone over here should check his story out!) but you could tell pretty much everyone in the UK knew the man. Similar to Wilt Chamberlain here...he is known by pretty much everyone here and we would all assume worldwide but Ellis helps put that in to perspective.
Great work as always bud!
Im American and I have never heard of Wilt Chamberlain. I don't know Ronnie O Sullivan either.
@@CertainlyCeramic like Ellis you are another perfect example of how as fans we think everyone knows someone but in reality it is rare that someone in the sports world is known universally.
After discovering Ronnie myself I'm interested to see how many Americans do actually know him. Another goat that a ton of folks have no clue about. It is like cricket for me. I have no clue who the best player is and I couldn't even name a player. Doesn't mean the sport is bad just that I personally have no clue.
@@jeremywilson6387I really agree with your comment here- I think sports fans have a tendency to view knowing exactly who someone is as way of measuring value-
@@ianbell5720 100%. It is very interesting. It seems like regardless of the sport every few years a player hits the ground running and the fans and media of that sport build the athlete up to being the next goat of that sport. Yet by the end of their career odds are most of the world won't know them. Not a knock on the player at all more just an observation.
You said it perfectly though and much more economical with the words than me haha
honestly loved seeing your thoughts on nba basketball - always cool to see a foreign fan come to enjoy a game over here. would love to see you do this more of ten with other sports!
LA Lakers games are majority “plastic” fans. You want something that feels more like authentic fandom. Golden State/San Francisco is also bad. Go to Sacramento. Not a popular destination by any means but the atmosphere is fantastic. Top fans in the league and they Light a Beam into the sky that can be seen from outer space when they win (Look it up). You like cowbells as noise makers? They got that. Sacramento once broke the decibel world record. And if you time it right, you can check out Sacramento Republic FC in the same week. Sacramento Republica play in a small stadium that’s located on State Fair grounds. So in the summer when the fair is going on, you will have carnival rides as your backdrop during the match. Your match ticket gets you state fair access so you can make an entire day out of it. Bang for your buck.
Lmfaoo I can tell you’re a Kings fan because there’s NO WAY you think that Warriors fans are “bad” we are literally known for having some of the LOUDEST Fans!!!! Especially at Oracle!
NBA fandom is the most plastic fandom in the world. You know ppl who are only Messi and Ronaldo fans? Now imagine an entire sport filled with fans like that. That's NBA fans.
Get yourself to a playoff hockey game, preferably in a Canadian market, if you want to experience the most electric atmosphere in North American sports
College football is better
@@lilmesser9111 no chance lol
Ellis! As an American-Brit, I love these types of videos. I always had the same reservations as you about basketball, but I've come to love it in recent years after getting into it through a few friends. I do agree about the music tho aha. Glad you enjoyed yourself, love the content!
can you explain the national anthem too? Also very strange. Even when prem teams came to play for friendlies last season in the USA, with zero Americans on the pitch, they still played the USA anthem... I dont get the obsession.
@Matt-gz5iv I've lived in America all my life and I still don't understand it. Patriotism is very different in America. It's just kind of a part of the culture. Everyone's kind of used to things like the anthem and the pledge of allegiance (which is also very odd), so not everyone thinks much of it. A bit of a shit answer ik, that's the best way I can put it tho
Lmao around 4:00 “I couldn’t fathom college sports because like, when you come to all of this where there’s actually a history behind it and proper tradition…” my god Ellis you completely misunderstood college football. I tend to really like the channel, but you really missed the mark with that college football comment. Most of the reason we all like it so much in the US is BECAUSE of all the history and tradition around the college game. Like that’s the whole appeal. There is A LOT of history in American college sports, in fact often even more tradition and history than in our pro sports.
Yeah, USC have been playing since 1888!
I don’t think he did to be honest it might have been around for a while but it’s still not the same as pro sports 😂
Yeah I have no clue what he was talking about there. Here in Ohio, Ohio State Football has more history and tradition than both the browns and bengals combined. He really, really missed the mark there. Osus Marching band traditions are older than the whole NFL.
didnt they just disband the Pac 12 😭
@@ButterBossTV technically no. It just went from being the pac-12 to the pac-2. It’s a shame, I always really enjoyed pac-12 football, but the silver lining is that the 10 teams that left the conference are all joining more “powerful” conferences (Big Ten, Big 12, ACC)
Please come to Ireland and watch a GAA game live
As an Englishman who comes over for the hurling, I absolutely love this idea🤩
@@lewis_kelly
I would welcome that idea would make for a good video.
Was over in Belfast 2 weeks ago bought my
nephew a hurling stick
& ball.
My family is very much mixed both sides of the devide I personally am on the side that is on the wrong side for
Gallic games traditionally.
But it would make for an interesting vlog.
Great video! Would love to see ur experience at a college basketball game (ik ik amateurs or whatever) but because they aren’t as good there is less scoring so each bucket counts more. Additionally, colleges have a lot more history than NBA teams, and there is real hate between rival fan bases. Additionally, college basketball student sections go wild especially at bigger schools or for bigger games; they will be chanting and making noise all game long like you’d expect in England. But from someone who grew up in LA and then left for college, please explore somewhere outside of LA to see americas best sports cultures. To see college basketball you will have to wait for next season but it’s a really unique experience. Glad you enjoyed the lakers spectacle!
You should try and go to a euroleauge game or a ice hockey game in the future
I'm guessing a euro league would be miles better. At least a Serbian, greek, Turkish etc match. Atmosphere!
@@JP-oe4ry He would find a way to complain too.
I have tried to watch
Euro League but I found it not competitive enough for me personally & also I dont really have a team to follow in it being
Scottish.
In terms of Ice Hockey only newbies & people that are not fans say
Ice Hockey say Ice Hockey to a true fan of the game they will just look at you like you are stupid or say so your a newbies are uou.
We all knew it's
Ice Hockey but we just say Hockey.
@@tyreek.6815
Yes I believe Ellis would.
He is like most football
soccer fans they will not give credit any other team sport for atmosphere.
For me I would say
Hockey ( Ice Hockey)
& Rugby League
( Super League ) have the most football ( Soccer) like atmosphere if that is all Ellis is looking for.
I dont get all the snobbery
Gatekeeping Ellis has about how nothing can mach a football ( Soccer)
atmosphere that is is a load of bull.
Stop watching sports in LA it’s literally the worst sports city in the US
I just KNEW you'd comment on the arena name 😂
I miss it when it was called the Staples Centre.
Just so you know, I got Memento at the beginning of the season because of you and it's class so cheers for the tip. Love being able to look back on a season where I've seen Brighton play in Europe and adding photos to the memento is the cherry on the cake
Defo could of got a jacket similar to that in Primark 😂
I would say practically identical & better made
I know the one you mean exactly from Primark.
love the video ellis gread content. keep it up!
Brilliant video. I went to a basketball game in Atl and found the sport was about the 5th thing on people's list after eating, drinking, kiss cam and dancing along to the songs in the time outs with the cheerleaders.
And yes, people came in only after half time 😮
It's different. It's American.
Went to a Knicks game a few weeks back while I was in NY and my experience was much the same. Was exhausted by the end, it’s amazing what you can fit in a 2 minute 30 sec timeout: dancing, flags, t shirt cannon, competitions. It’s like they can’t stand any dead time.
It’s a far cry from wandering off for a half time Bovril and a slash.
Must admit though, it was good fun.
I saw Golden State legend Chris Mullin, small forward, steal a disability scooter from a member of his party at Disney World circa 2017 and hoon around them for a couple laps giggling his head off.
12:02 I’m a Warriors fan but one thing to know about us is that we flood opposing teams stadiums that is how passionate we are for our team lol, Curry even got Mvp chants in the Brooklyn Nets arena back in 2021
AFL in Australia, a long break for football in the UK coming up. Come down under and you can see the A-League and see what us Aussies play the real football.
The MCG has tons of history for content and the tackles the AFL players make will be very entertaining video.
Video production in the first 5 mins has been unreal. Especially compared to some of the regular content. Great job guys :)
*You would love the NHL brother! Fast paced. Little to no breaks. Goalies are highly regarded. And these guys ARE TOUGH! The crowd can get intense too. The playoffs are happening right now*
I think the game you went to was the last home game of the regular season so that’s why a player thanked the crowd. Pretty standard. But yes they do the national anthem before every sporting event here and it is VERY dumb lol.
eh its kinda fun! Makes you feel a sense of patriotism especilaly in-court!
@@lakshmivallabh6936 not every game tho, in my country, we do national anthem every day before school too and you start to kinda hate it
I dunno, I choked up a bit when they did it at the game I went to (and I’m a Brit).
Not enough people removed their caps though…
@@ermfwpgotta be a bit😂
Great video Ellis.
Would love to see you experience other US sports like a NFL, baseball and hockey game.
interesting to see you cover a basketball game ellis im a fan of both the NBA and and Football so i can understand it from a british point of view
From LA…glad you enjoyed your visit!
Ellis always makes everyone's day
Made me laugjh when you said they were cheering that Steph Curry person... 'Get into him!!!!' 😂😂
Loved the video especially growing up going to Laker games.
Not sure if you’ve done American hockey but if you can go to a Golden Knights game in Las Vegas…there is nothing like it.
Bro saw a hall of fame player and starts cracking jokes abt his name right in front of him. I love it
im just begging whenever you're in japan next go to a npb japanese baseball game
Euroleague playoffs are happening got to make your way to Serbia!!! Insane atmosphere
Your thoughts sum up exactly what it is. The lakers where the first organisation to turn their games more into events and shows rather than just focusing on the game itself so it’s quite poetic your first basketball experience was them
You gotta go to an NHL game next season. MLB games are cool but it’s like a fun day out most times rather than being into the game. NHL is the best sport to watch in person especially if you get a rivalry game. Seeing opposing fans sitting next to each other and cheering in the away arena would probably be confusing but interesting for you lol.Edit: Gotta love Momento for showing me that NHL game you went to.
So lucky Elis, love to go to a big NBA game 🏀🏀
You should drop into a London Lions game - they play in the British Basketball League and made it to the Semi Finals of the EuroCup this season.
I'm not joking that's a really cool jacket and it looks great on you. I told you were going to enjoy this. Don't expect this game to be the standard of the sport.
proper "tradition and a proper franchise".....absolutely mind boggling to not realize the 150+ year history and tradition of college sports in America; and then to walk around a pretty looking and well built, but still soulless modern NBA stadium and say that you feel it there...love you ellis but I cant say i understand that
They can root for some trash ass 7th division team because it represents their city, but can’t grasp why people root for local college sports lol.
Hey Ellis, did you ever make a video on you going to the Seattle Kraken game? I’m a big hockey fan from Canada so I was hoping to see your reaction on how you liked (or didn’t like) everything!
Best content creator ever!!
What part of norfolk u from?
As a lad born and bred in Leeds (Leeds fan), now living just outside Chicago, Il.......Ellis was me before enduring enough American sports before getting used to it....and them haha
Like the sweatshirt you're wearing during the outro, the number 1984 is very appropriate for the times we are living through!
Imagine if they sang 'God save the King' before every prem game 😂
That would not go down well at Anfield
As an American i wish UK folks wouldnt base opinions off of anything in LA lol go to some other cities man really experience passionate fan bases, like Philly or Boston.
I support lakers but knicks and Boston have the best atmosphere in NBA
@@Leojw10 LA just has soo many transplants you will always have a mixed bag for sports. Watch the Rams or Chargers lol half the stadium is full of traveling fans escaping the cold from out east. The Steelers v Rams physically sounded like a Steelers home game.
Skin looking good Ellis. Anyway come to Aus and watch AFL, it’ll blow that little mind of yours
Dude you should totally come to a USL1 Richmond Kickers game. The kickers are one of the oldest continuously operated professional clubs in the country! They also won the best match day experience last year in the USL1.
Would love to see your thoughts on an Ice Hockey game in somewhere like Sweden. I know you did the Kraken but European hockey is another level
The lakers home announcer could not have any less energy or enthusiasm good lord
The complaints at the start are hilarious love to see it "why do people call me cynical"
I can’t wait for Ellis Does Baseball, he’s gonna love that lol
Well, you mentioned the stadiums in the US look quite small, but in reality, a lot of College Football stadiums, where the college athletes from 18-22 years old play, have better atmosphere than in the professional NFL league, but a lot of those stadiums are way bigger than the average Premier League stadiums. I don't know from which college the stadium is, but I know there is a college stadium with a capacity of around 110.000 people.
The jacket is actually class 😂
I’m not sure if you’re still in America but the nba playoffs just started, if you could get a ticket to one of those games it would be crazy the fans are way more enthusiastic and louder
You should go to a Toronto Maple Leafs NHL game . They have some great fans and lots of good players. Also as a big hockey fan it would be really interesting to see your thoughts on going to a NHL game.
It was the last game of the season so I would attribute the late excitement to that because usually these two teams don’t like each other
Ellis , go to the 4th of July game at the Rosebowl between LA Galaxy vs lafc. Biggest match in the states and last years match had over 82k fans in attendance.
Got to get him to a nba playoff game for the real experience
Ellis if you want a college football game with great history and tradition behind it
Texas vs Texas A&M Nov. 30th is the game to go to. It’ll be expensive but it’s the first time in 13 years they will meet on the football field, plus the game goes back to the early 1900’s when the teams have been playing the competition.
When I went to see magic vs spurs I really enjoyed it but there can’t say I remember much of the actual game. Caught a T-shirt from the T-shirt cannon which made the experience even better 😂
Bro the jacket actually really suits you haha!
What's up Ellis! Feel free to come in October watch a hockey game, Saturday night, Montréal vs Toronto.
Scoring isn't high, this rivalry is as historic as Manchester United vs Liverpool. The Bell Center is our Old Trafford, you'll enjoy this spectacle on ice!
You should check out ice hockey game in Sweden especially a derby. those are mental
If you want a 38 game season and don't like music during the game, you should give college basketball a shot lol. I honestly enjoy these videos and a different perspective on American sporting events
I'm in love with Ellis
Watch a Euroleague game that’s where the best atmosphere is
You should do a basketball game in Greece, Serbia or Turkey. Football Ultra culture in the arenas, you would probably prefer it to the American way I’d imagine.
Love your channel! If you want to get the real American sports experience, you need to get outside of LA. That town is posh and transient. Go to an NFL game in Baltimore, Kansas City, Denver, or Philadelphia, go to a college football game in the Big 10 or SEC, go to hockey game in Canada, go to a baseball game in Boston or St. Louis or Atlanta, go to an ACC or Big 10 college basketball game, or an NBA game in Utah, OKC, or Boston.
You should go to Montreal for a hockey game !
I love how you acknoledged the comments of the college football video lol
we need to get this man a friend
i wont lie, i'd love you to go to a nhl game xD LIVE MY DREAM ELLIS AS A UK HOCKEY FAN!!! WITNESS THE GREATEST GAME ON ICE!! (i know theres ice hockey in uk but nhl is like the champions league where uk hocey is sunday league lol)
North American sports have a lot of TV timeouts where footy is limited to halftime adverts, thats why you see the breaks so frequently that they have to fill with some form of entertainment. Should definately try hockey, specially if you can get playoff tickets.
I love nba and warriors would love to see you attend more different sports
Boston or (hate to say it) New York would be the best arenas to go to for atmosphere
Lakers fan here but knicks is my 2nd team if lakers are out playoffs but yes Knicks and Boston have the best atmosphere in NBA especially in playoffs
I have been to four NBA games to this day. Three of them actually have been in the last month. From the four games the Lakers one was by far the worst. Weird fans that are celebrating more that they are there than celebrating the game. Fans arriving in the third quarter, fans leaving at the end of the fourth quarter and no fan noise at all - and this was a game with good plays that they won. I am used to German and English football and man I couldn’t be more disillusioned than by the NBA games. Basketball is fun to watch and believe me German basketball games are actually intense but for the NBA you are better of watching it on TV.
As a Canadian, I would love to see you visit a NHL game, you'll love it!
3:11 even Magic was giving directions 😂
Yes, this is the best sport after football, Ellis
I just like hearing your opinions on sporting events that take place in America, just the thought process going through the absurdities that exist in them and pointing them out with no shame or error - you're spot on with all your observations.
Basketball (especially NBA) is just trading pointless baskets until the final four minutes or so. It's nauseating.
I've been enjoying the videos for a while, just wanted to comment something technical I noticed. The audio levels of the segments of you speaking are often much quieter than the b-roll. Therefore I end up turning the audio up and down constantly
Shades game is on point 😎
Nba is maybe the most quality players at the same court
but European basketball is way more fun to watch and there is also less games
Another thing is european fans are way better. it's not even comparable
You did American basketball justice bud, good video
As an L.A. native i never cared for basketball or LAKERS. You displayed exactly why i dont.
There are whole youtube videos dedicated to College football traditions. Mascots, songs, marching band pre game shows, student sections chants. Everything. CFB has bigger, older, and more unique stadiums. More passionate fans. Its more local. Thats why its so popular. Really missed the whole idea of CFB there.
Need to go to a hockey game in Montreal or Edmonton. Atmosphere a lot more like what you'd expect from football.
The atmosphere was very good at M.S.G last night watching from Scotland.
Let's go, Rangers.
2:27 - Parts of the movies "Face Off" and "Rush Hour" were filmed in that building behind you.
Because of the 82 games it becomes a lot less competitive and a lot of players are just going through the motions which inevitably rubs off on the fans and atmosphere but playoffs are a lot more intense, also the appeal in a lot of points is the all the different creative ways to score and the dynamic of falling behind/catching back up. You're right in that I was really annoyed the entire video lol
I think you’d like hockey much better. Still Americanized for sure (pretzels), but goals matter, no music during the games, and glass keeping anyone from invading lol