Independent
Sports fans have been outraged following the announcement that the Staples Centre will be renamed by another sponsor, Crypto.com.
The 19,000-seat arena, which has been the home of the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers since 1999, is scheduled to undergo the name change at the end of the year.
It comes after Crypto.com bought the naming rights to the stadium for a rumoured $700m ($520m). It has been known as the Staples Centre since its inception.
Dozens of Lakers and Clippers fans took to Twitter to complain about the Crypto.com arena, with many coming together to complain. Sports and news commentators also spoke out against the change…
