The Staples Center — home of the Los Angeles Lakers — and Miami Heat’s American Airlines Arena are among the most iconic venues in basketball and home to two of the NBA’s best fanbases.
Of course, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, neither arena is able to host an NBA Finals game between the Heat and Lakers, as play nears an end in the Walt Disney World bubble.
With both venues missing out on the opportunity to host games and fans for the championship round, the president of each arena looked for a way to get involved in the action.