Traditionally, throughout the history of the NBA, we’re used to seeing Lakers fans traveling and taking over arenas everywhere. Their fans will normally travel and cheer their team on, making every game feel like a home game for the Lakers.
It’ll either be that or — if the Lakers are in the arena of another contending team — there will be “beat LA” chants surfacing throughout the arena.
Very, very, very rarely do we ever see a fanbase take over the Lakers’ homecourt. Especially not Kings fans.
But that’s exactly what happened on Wednesday when the Kings beat the Lakers in a close one. When the game was over, Kings fans broke out in their “Light the Beam” chant and, honestly, it sounded like they were right at home.
“Light the Beam” chants in https://t.co/ztbLfFV5F2 Arena pic.twitter.com/oTiH4GokTG
— Malika Andrews (@malika_andrews) January 19, 2023
Honestly, just last year, this was unfathomable. Not only do the Kings have a signature chant. The fans are also breaking out that signature chant on the road — against the Lakers.
The Lakers have been the bane of the Kings’ organization for years now. LA was the hump Sacramento couldn’t get over in the early 2000s. To see this happening — even in just a meaningless regular season game — is pretty wild.
But it did. And fans were taken aback by it.
IN LA????? https://t.co/4Xn9bpQQjX
— Obsessed Dodgers Fan (@Dodgers_Blues) January 19, 2023
Kings run the king’s house????? https://t.co/4vk3v2q1iR
— zack harlowitz (@GaVinciG) January 19, 2023
Cooked franchise https://t.co/eLtUzy6uA8
— k (@ballqiwurbap) January 19, 2023
In LA!? Sad state of affairs. https://t.co/dmbdhMMbhM
— Thurgood Jenkins (@R_Sly) January 19, 2023
This is getting outta hand 😭 https://t.co/ew1IFLBU91
— Rick (@rickyandstuff) January 19, 2023
@JeanieBuss come on. https://t.co/QIf4mGULBx
— Justin (@jlough32) January 19, 2023
A beautiful marriage of a broken sports town in LA and and the passionate loyal fans of Sacramento https://t.co/2RFXBjpaQF
— Lucas Churchill (@lucaschurchill) January 19, 2023
@MarcusJhiry yeah it’s snowing downstairs fs. What the what?! https://t.co/7sCWrnDvZv pic.twitter.com/9YBTCfNv8e
— UnpopularOpinionPodcast (@uop_yeayouknome) January 19, 2023
This is worth more than the 17 championship banners up in that arena https://t.co/keRZAzFv6G
— Leo (@leo_toch) January 19, 2023
LOVE TO SEE IT !! https://t.co/sQVjr1WZrv
— Mac (@MacNNUN) January 19, 2023
As a life long @SacramentoKings fan, this chant in the Lakers arena brings me pure joy. #LightTheBeam https://t.co/4Zdn95aNNq
— Karlee Cemo McIntosh (@karleecemo) January 19, 2023
In your own house tho? https://t.co/HotJQObeZN
— Dart_Adams (@Dart_Adams) January 19, 2023
