Lakers try to one-up Clippers with new addition to arena

By now, everyone, even the most casual NBA fan, is aware of just what the LA Clippers are up to. They have just christened their brand-new arena in all its shining glory, leaving fans in awe of what is to come in October when the team plays its first home game in the venue.

Intuit Dome is filled with everything a basketball fan could ever hope for. An expansive seating bowl designed so every seat feels closer to the floor, USB chargers at every chair in the house, tons of restrooms to keep waiting times low, you name it.

Clippers owner Steve Ballmer came out and explained that he wanted the Intuit Dome experience to be the closest thing possible to sitting at home and watching a game on your couch. You can get up and leave at any time without great difficulty, good food and beverages are easy to acquire, and the atmosphere is a simple and inviting one.

The Lakers are attempting to steal the Clippers' thunder

Of course, one of Intuit Dome's main features that has been heavily advertised is the acre-sized halo video board that stretches around the perimeter of the roof of the interior. It is easily one of the most impressive video boards at any sports venue in existence. Of course, with all these great things happening over in Inglewood, the Clippers' cross-town rivals started to get a little bit nervous.

The Lakers are arguably the most well-known pro sports team in Los Angeles, and they have a hard time accepting that the Clippers could ever be better than them at anything. That is why they have attempted to distract from the Clippers' incredible achievement by announcing the implementation of their own new video board at Crypto.com Arena.

The Lake Show's new scoreboard is a 5,500 square foot board that is relatively the same size as their old one, located in the same center space of the arena. Of course, this board pales in comparison to Intuit Dome's halo board, which is roughly eight times the size of the Lakers' old-school block of a scoreboard.

Sooner or later, the Lakers will have to accept the reality that they can make all the tweaks and small upgrades they want, but the Clippers' new arena is vastly superior to the aging 25-year old venue in downtown Los Angeles. Times are changing, and the Lakers are falling behind the Clippers.