English Fan Experiences First NBA Game!

[@raramcgee4982]

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.

[@GNFprod]

bro said they had no tradition lmao

[@benpokorny1050]

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!!!

[@tylbi1315]

Sometimes it adds tho like 7 nations playing during Ray Allens big 3

[@colinbauer1538]

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.

[@benpokorny1050]

@@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.

[@Jackson54321]

Used to have crows stormings until they got rid of them

[@Jackosaurus117]

You could literally say that about any sport

[@selanne8ducks]

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 😂

[@jeremywilson6387]

Teemu was 1 of my all time favorite players along with Patrick Roy👍

[@Amm17ar]

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.

[@F1racer14-px2hd]

Better be a playoff game as well

[@92Shrimper]

Not forgetting the fights

[@alexisayala9767]

Fuck your team, Let’s Go LA Kiinggss!!!

[@stoke1863]

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!!!

[@jdrummerdd]

this is rad

[@JaMorantBiggerArm]

I have the knicks going to the finals

[@SRMkay]

As soon as Ellis said "I think I should find the team store and get an item of clothing," I knew he'd be disappointed 🤣 (Top tip: The next time you visit an American stadium, check out the street vendors outside. They sell T-shirts, gear, and sometimes knockoff jerseys for way less than the team store.)

[@raulramirez8885]

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)

[@squishy1624]

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.

[@cronggpal]

He just has to view colleges as like football clubs. But i understand how being loyal to a college sounds wild and overall its caused by the mass commercialization of the pro leagues which makes u think college isnt worth watching. He mightve thought that the pros was where it started which inspired the colleges to propagate talent when its the opposite

[@plug2735]

U need to go hockey game 💯

[@jacquesmassard9226]

we need to get this man a friend

[@MyStupidYoutubeHandle]

You’re hilarious bro 😂😂 Ricky G vibes 😂😂 come do another nba game

[@loui30]

As an L.A. native i never cared for basketball or LAKERS. You displayed exactly why i dont.

[@alexwilliamwin]

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

[@SeanONeill-ef5vb]

That intro at Sheff Utd. Here he is Oliver McBurnie

[@skinsfan442]

You need to go to a college basketball game. 1000x more meaningful and way more crowd involvement than the NBA

[@jasonmouton5157]

You should come to SA and watch a school boy rugby match and a Springboks game. Atmosphere is awesome at both

[@diegoarbulu3777]

Miami Heat and Miami dolphins

[@gbrl433]

need to check out a playoff game

[@lukearsenal694]

There’s so much tradition and history in college sports 💀

[@noxydw1461]

Watch a Euroleague game that’s where the best atmosphere is

[@hifijohn]

trivia the team was named after the state of minnesotas nickname.(land of 10000 lakes)

[@RICKGOD27]

SHOULDve checked out a LAFC game too!!!

[@ErnestGoesToMadeas]

The reseller market in the US is so insane that certain teams take advantage of it. You cant make money reselling Lakers and Dodger tickets, but there's always dopes every year who buy in thinking they'll make millions reselling.

[@frio8]

you really need to goto a NHL game. its the closest sport we have to soccer by far

[@tdtm82]

I forgot about American portions. That pretzel is larrrge.

[@RobJaskula]

"Proper tradition" ...USC have been playing since 1888

[@WTHEthan]

Ellis come to a university of Kentucky basketball game, you won’t regret it

[@LucasVsZombies]

You should check out a BBL game for contrast.

[@andrewmay9927]

Basically: Not enough wanker signs or "you're shit aaah" Too many points Too much squeaking Too loud (music) Too many stoppages

[@davidmarchant9386]

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

[@sepporu]

Too many N's

[@connorriley7511]

@@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.

[@davidmarchant9386]

@@connorriley7511 yeah defeats the point in going watch it on tv for 200+ dollars

[@dynamicflashy]

@@sepporu You ruined it.

[@nicholasdrakopoulos4386]

"How good was wilt?" is like an American finding out about Pele

[@TTVisaac____gr]

Imagine if they sang 'God save the King' before every prem game 😂 That would not go down well at Anfield

[@slxmbrady7757]

"If Bob Odenkirk is courtside i;ll run down there

[@LukedaLegend]

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!

[@Matt-gz5iv]

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.

[@LukedaLegend]

@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

[@nistral]

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!

[@bullet300pal]

Next up you have to do a hockey game at Madison Square Garden

[@dressygamer3253]

He needed to go to a knicks game at MSG

[@ezzyjayd]

Should compare an English basketball game now

[@UnrelatedStuff-ku5gp]

You need to go to a college basketball game. 10x the atmosphere of nba.

[@Mzuka-Moto]

I saw the New York Knicks last month. Was cool but don't understand the music playing during the game.

[@harrisonmitchell2868]

You should do ice hockey or mma

[@hifijohn]

You have to try baseball, we are in baseball season right now.

[@sdot5389]

He went to a Mariners game when he went to visit the Seattle Sounders

[@ryanlemon9397]

Not to many “pitch invasions” because of security and police. You’ll most likely be tackled and possibly handcuffed, taken away and charged.

[@shiddyboy]

Please go to Australia and watch a footy game

[@israelruiz4570]

Gotta go to a kings game and see the beam

[@ianjohnson1217]

should come to castleford tigers rugby league one off best atmosphere in sport

[@jeremywilson6387]

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!

[@CertainlyCeramic]

Im American and I have never heard of Wilt Chamberlain. I don't know Ronnie O Sullivan either.

[@jeremywilson6387]

@@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.

[@ianbell5720]

@@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-

[@jeremywilson6387]

@@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

[@lovesgucci1]

Should’ve went to a Dodgers game too ⚾️

[@thomasdifelice1656]

You need to do an Ice Hockey match next time. I think you would actually enjoy the game.

[@Grievous_]

Ok so as an American and NBA fan you should’ve went to another team’s home game because Lakers fans as they do exist but the majority of their games are kinda quiet unless their team is on a run but it has to do with all their fans are the rich people who are the only ones that can afford their games, and you know the rich people don’t wanna stand and cheer, at the Warriors stadium the fans are much louder!!!! Same with the Kings, Thunder, Twolves, Celtics, Knicks, 76ers, Pacers, Bucks, ect

[@jmth1974]

you need to see a Euroleague basketball game asap. Probably as boring for you but for sure a bit different atmosphere. Go L'pool! Big money against Everton on it.

[@AleTat10]

You should see a ⚾️ game in Toronto & I’m saying this as a general 🏒 fan who isn’t a fan of the hometown Leafs whatsoever but also a 🏒 game in Toronto to.

[@chrismullan2125]

Defo could of got a jacket similar to that in Primark 😂

[@alanfox691]

I would say practically identical & better made I know the one you mean exactly from Primark.

[@xrictoc7]

Go to the EuroLeague final four in Berlin or to Athens to watch Olympiakos or Panathinaikos play

[@elfmas]

Go to some European basketball it's crazy

[@jonstewart94]

I would love to see you go to a rugby game.

[@EdwardTeach1994]

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

[@narkysharky2135]

$220 is absolutely fucking disgusting. I don't understand how America even exists.

[@ItsMikoYoYT]

Us college basketball is a lot less of the music and distractions and a bigger focus on the game. Also college sports in the us is much more known for tradition than the pros. Just one game isn’t a great snapshot of the history and passion

[@Fridged]

"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.

[@badgermoring5290]

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.

[@emobx02]

@@badgermoring5290yes, someone tell him there are other places than LA and California 😫

[@kushalkarki7215]

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

[@badgermoring5290]

@@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.

[@KasparTheFriendlyGOAT]

@@kushalkarki7215 football is much older lad

[@AppleNintendoGeek]

Ellis, I love your content and this was a great video, but you’re so wrong on the college traditions point. college sports in the US are where all the tradition is, and they were fundamental in creating American football and basketball (back in the mid to late 1800s!). Meanwhile the NFL was founded in the mid to late 1900s, same with the NBA. The biggest difficulty I’ve had following pro US sports, as an immigrant to the US, has been this lack of tradition and history in pro sports. It’s why I heavily prefer college. Michigan-OSU in football and Duke-UNC in basketball get that European rivalry feeling!

[@CouchMafia]

Wait, was that Larnell Lewis singing the national anthem?!

[@katieistiredagain7288]

Someone tryna figure out business sustainability needs to talk to Dan

[@shadowcrawler687]

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.

[@aaronsmernoff2350]

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!

[@jayjay2749]

now go to a Partizan Belgrade basketball game and see complete limbs!

[@lukeputting4972]

Ya. Like English football where we hope one team might score once 😂

[@rjsntfcnccc376]

Petition to bring back the follow a team till they lose series

[@DDFraz]

When u complain about too many points issue u cold say the same thing for cricket

[@mateiardeleanu2001]

$220 is not that steep for a jacket.. that's only 10 beers!

[@Cybren2000]

You mention the sense of tradition compared to your college football experience. Apart from baseball, college football has our oldest traditions, you just need to go to the south (including Texas) and Midwest. For example, Texas and Oklahoma have played each other annually in the same stadium for nearly one hundred years and first played each other 125 years ago. Michigan and Notre Dame first played each other in 1887.

[@benjohnstone4100]

you should come watch a game of aussie rules football

[@anardi7112]

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.

[@NoHopsJoona]

you should go to lithuania to see zalgris play or to greece i think europian basketball is more intresting than the nba

[@tomlennox5555]

The price of concessions are a major turnoff and a reason why i seldom go to games of any sport in America. I can get just as good an experience without people walking in front of me and a clean bathroom at home.

[@adambell2100]

Reverse eating cam is the worst

[@pauldann1240]

Skin looking good Ellis. Anyway come to Aus and watch AFL, it’ll blow that little mind of yours

[@ElJefe55]

You should go to a NASCAR race. But you'd need to go to Atlanta, Daytona or Bristol to be specific. Other tracks are ok but those show out

[@nickb2049]

you suggest NASCAR and leave out 'Dega? as a fellow NASCAR enjoyer, shame on you sir/madam.. lol

[@courtneyperry82]

First off, there are other sport cities in the US besides LA and I need for you to start researching these sports before going in blind. The playoffs for the hockey season is starting this weekend. Try watching it on tv first before going to a live game.

[@michaelgrugal]

Come to a MLS game

[@Ilovemoney12351]

PLS NEXT TIME GO TO SACRAMENTO 🙏🙏🔥🔥

[@tobybushnell]

Go attend a Hurling match in Ireland

[@matthewpeterson9209]

If you want to experience college football the correct way you need to go see an SEC matchup. Nothing against USC but they don’t get the proper college football atmosphere. Go watch Alabama in Tuscaloosa against auburn and I promise your opinion will change.

[@ej1run519]

As an american and lifetime fan of the NBA it’s quite embarrassing. no relegation is really truly horrible in america 😂 a team not making playoffs is like extra paid vacation for these guys they don’t give a crap about winning a championship

[@zackarybrown9110]

all clothing in america is so expensive

[@tonymgc82]

Do an NHL game next…

[@westregent66]

Yay! Just unfortunate that you went to a Lakers game....Knicks atmosphere would have been better and I say that as a Bucks fan

[@ZoGhost]

This was class. More sports crossovers and general British cynicism...

[@stevenrodgers6024]

Fair point well made about the sqeaking tbh

[@evanheeg9986]

I think the take on college sports was really off, I think college football has the best atmospheres of any sport in the US, but it has to be the right college football game. The USC game just wasn’t it. Ellis if you want to experience a true atmosphere in the US you’ve got to watch a major SEC team when they play one of their rivals like Florida vs LSU or Auburn vs Alabama. Penn State, Michigan and Ohio State also have really good atmospheres (they are in a different conference though called the Big 10). Those have got to be some of the loudest stadiums in the world when they erupt cause they have ~90,000 people packed into the stadium. The craziest game I’ve been to was Alabama at Florida, it was insane how loud it was, as loud as a jet engine and absolute deafening

[@trobin39]

You choose one of two best team in NBA (other one Celtic) as the channel's name suggest in away let's go dubs

[@shaunnichols1743]

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.

[@92Shrimper]

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.

[@daniel_caiello1305]

This is just not that true

[@Heavygoodz]

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.

[@CaliRed1865]

@@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.

[@tyreek.6815]

We literally have 8 if the top 10 biggest stadiums. Wtf are you even talking about.

[@inazuma_yuki]

you just need to keep going to american sports as a super english footy fan, it makes for great content and the americans who get really upset make it even better 😆

[@Ccccc-mi3tr]

Primark sell that jacket for £40 😂

[@catherinedobson9347]

Can you go to Australia and watch an AFL game at the mcg and mcg only.

[@ashhaystead3566]

Made me laugjh when you said they were cheering that Steph Curry person... 'Get into him!!!!' 😂😂

[@sdot5389]

Ellis lists the greatest Lakers and leaves out Magic Johnson 😂

[@1899Siegerland]

Go to an NHL Game!

[@Eastlomond]

I’m afraid, I wouldn’t even go to a basketball game if you paid me, in all honesty the only traditional North American sport that I like is Ice Hockey.

[@RandomDallasMavericksfan]

come experience australian sports you will not bee dissapointed

[@Jaffs11Gaming-tj1jm]

YOU ARE EUROPEAN, you have not experienced basketball until you have been to the Belgrade Derby (coming from an Aussie)

[@lewisgibson5729]

magic apparently isn’t a lakers great 😂

[@justaguywithapowerpole]

ellis u kinda look like lebron

[@mrdfpiii]

I think Lebron is taller.

[@lthecatt9667]

​@@mrdfpiiiThat's just the camera. Ellis is actually 7'5"

[@mrdfpiii]

@@lthecatt9667 Then I've definitely underestimated the tremendous physical stature of Ben in all these videos.

[@awaydaysfootball]

Similar hair isn’t it

[@alanfox691]

PMSL. If he did a Michael Jackson, that is lol L.J that is 😂😂😂😂.