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

Ай бұрын

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

@Amm17ar

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Better be a playoff game as well

@92Shrimper

Ай бұрын

Not forgetting the fights

@alexisayala9767

Ай бұрын

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

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

Ай бұрын

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

@colinbauer1538

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

Used to have crows stormings until they got rid of them

@Jackosaurus117

Ай бұрын

You could literally say that about any sport

"Boo him, call him a wanker!" hahaha Ellis! Class

@mitchdwx

Ай бұрын

He has to come to a game in Philly. We boo everyone including our own players sometimes

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.

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

Ай бұрын

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.

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

Ай бұрын

this is rad

@JaMorantBiggerArm

Ай бұрын

I have the knicks going to the finals

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

@davidmarchant9386

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

Too many N's

@connorriley7511

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

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

@dynamicflashy

Ай бұрын

@@sepporu You ruined it.

19:31 the kid swapping jerseys 😂

@cmac4ster

Ай бұрын

Incredible

@gazza42069

Ай бұрын

Americans fans for ya

@Michael_Vargas

Ай бұрын

@@gazza42069 Naw.. gen Z fans

@marshallcraft25

Ай бұрын

@@gazza42069both jerseys are for the same team he just had 2 on

@calvinbaII

Ай бұрын

holy shit great catch hahah

"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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

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

@kushalkarki7215

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

@@kushalkarki7215 football is much older lad

That jacket is 🔥 Proper suits ya and fits well 🙌🏽

@alanfox691

Ай бұрын

It's not hard to get but expensive all N.B.A. merchandise is in the U.K. I have a Tommy Hillfiger Pittsburgh Steelers jacket it's a lightweight one but that was pricey used Christmas money I had 2 Christmas ago.

@eringracel616

Ай бұрын

Was thinking the same thing!!! the money was not a complete waste and you should def bust it out of your closet more frequently 👍

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!

ellis u kinda look like lebron

@mrdfpiii

Ай бұрын

I think Lebron is taller.

@lthecatt9667

Ай бұрын

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

@mrdfpiii

Ай бұрын

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

@awaydaysfootball

Ай бұрын

Similar hair isn’t it

@alanfox691

Ай бұрын

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

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

This is just not that true

@Heavygoodz

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

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

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

Ай бұрын

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

@jeremywilson6387

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

@@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

Ай бұрын

@@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

You should try and go to a euroleauge game or a ice hockey game in the future

@JP-oe4ry

Ай бұрын

I'm guessing a euro league would be miles better. At least a Serbian, greek, Turkish etc match. Atmosphere!

@tyreek.6815

Ай бұрын

@@JP-oe4ry He would find a way to complain too.

@alanfox691

Ай бұрын

I have tried to watch Euro League but I found it not competitive enough for me personally & also I dont really have a team to follow in it being Scottish. In terms of Ice Hockey only newbies & people that are not fans say Ice Hockey say Ice Hockey to a true fan of the game they will just look at you like you are stupid or say so your a newbies are uou. We all knew it's Ice Hockey but we just say Hockey.

@alanfox691

Ай бұрын

​@@tyreek.6815 Yes I believe Ellis would. He is like most football soccer fans they will not give credit any other team sport for atmosphere. For me I would say Hockey ( Ice Hockey) & Rugby League ( Super League ) have the most football ( Soccer) like atmosphere if that is all Ellis is looking for. I dont get all the snobbery Gatekeeping Ellis has about how nothing can mach a football ( Soccer) atmosphere that is is a load of bull.

LA Lakers games are majority “plastic” fans. You want something that feels more like authentic fandom. Golden State/San Francisco is also bad. Go to Sacramento. Not a popular destination by any means but the atmosphere is fantastic. Top fans in the league and they Light a Beam into the sky that can be seen from outer space when they win (Look it up). You like cowbells as noise makers? They got that. Sacramento once broke the decibel world record. And if you time it right, you can check out Sacramento Republic FC in the same week. Sacramento Republica play in a small stadium that’s located on State Fair grounds. So in the summer when the fair is going on, you will have carnival rides as your backdrop during the match. Your match ticket gets you state fair access so you can make an entire day out of it. Bang for your buck.

@Grievous_

Ай бұрын

Lmfaoo I can tell you’re a Kings fan because there’s NO WAY you think that Warriors fans are “bad” we are literally known for having some of the LOUDEST Fans!!!! Especially at Oracle!

@ErnestGoesToMadeas

16 күн бұрын

NBA fandom is the most plastic fandom in the world. You know ppl who are only Messi and Ronaldo fans? Now imagine an entire sport filled with fans like that. That's NBA fans.

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

Ай бұрын

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

Ай бұрын

@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

Get yourself to a playoff hockey game, preferably in a Canadian market, if you want to experience the most electric atmosphere in North American sports

@lilmesser9111

Ай бұрын

College football is better

@alexcostin7681

Ай бұрын

@@lilmesser9111 no chance lol

Please come to Ireland and watch a GAA game live

@lewis_kelly

Ай бұрын

As an Englishman who comes over for the hurling, I absolutely love this idea🤩

@alanfox691

Ай бұрын

​@@lewis_kelly I would welcome that idea would make for a good video. Was over in Belfast 2 weeks ago bought my nephew a hurling stick & ball. My family is very much mixed both sides of the devide I personally am on the side that is on the wrong side for Gallic games traditionally. But it would make for an interesting vlog.

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

@alanfox691

Ай бұрын

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

I just KNEW you'd comment on the arena name 😂 I miss it when it was called the Staples Centre.

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!

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

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.

Brilliant video. I went to a basketball game in Atl and found the sport was about the 5th thing on people's list after eating, drinking, kiss cam and dancing along to the songs in the time outs with the cheerleaders. And yes, people came in only after half time 😮 It's different. It's American.

Lmao around 4:00 “I couldn’t fathom college sports because like, when you come to all of this where there’s actually a history behind it and proper tradition…” my god Ellis you completely misunderstood college football. I tend to really like the channel, but you really missed the mark with that college football comment. Most of the reason we all like it so much in the US is BECAUSE of all the history and tradition around the college game. Like that’s the whole appeal. There is A LOT of history in American college sports, in fact often even more tradition and history than in our pro sports.

@RobJaskula

Ай бұрын

Yeah, USC have been playing since 1888!

@sasmayte

Ай бұрын

I don’t think he did to be honest it might have been around for a while but it’s still not the same as pro sports 😂

@Willybush

Ай бұрын

Yeah I have no clue what he was talking about there. Here in Ohio, Ohio State Football has more history and tradition than both the browns and bengals combined. He really, really missed the mark there. Osus Marching band traditions are older than the whole NFL.

@ButterBossTV

27 күн бұрын

didnt they just disband the Pac 12 😭

@pjkerrigan20

27 күн бұрын

@@ButterBossTV technically no. It just went from being the pac-12 to the pac-2. It’s a shame, I always really enjoyed pac-12 football, but the silver lining is that the 10 teams that left the conference are all joining more “powerful” conferences (Big Ten, Big 12, ACC)

Stop watching sports in LA it’s literally the worst sports city in the US

love the video ellis gread content. keep it up!

From LA…glad you enjoyed your visit!

Went to a Knicks game a few weeks back while I was in NY and my experience was much the same. Was exhausted by the end, it’s amazing what you can fit in a 2 minute 30 sec timeout: dancing, flags, t shirt cannon, competitions. It’s like they can’t stand any dead time. It’s a far cry from wandering off for a half time Bovril and a slash. Must admit though, it was good fun.

I think the game you went to was the last home game of the regular season so that’s why a player thanked the crowd. Pretty standard. But yes they do the national anthem before every sporting event here and it is VERY dumb lol.

@lakshmivallabh6936

Ай бұрын

eh its kinda fun! Makes you feel a sense of patriotism especilaly in-court!

@Haitham0

Ай бұрын

@@lakshmivallabh6936 not every game tho, in my country, we do national anthem every day before school too and you start to kinda hate it

@ermfwp

Ай бұрын

I dunno, I choked up a bit when they did it at the game I went to (and I’m a Brit). Not enough people removed their caps though…

@dylanprice5397

Ай бұрын

@@ermfwpgotta be a bit😂

Video production in the first 5 mins has been unreal. Especially compared to some of the regular content. Great job guys :)

Great video Ellis. Would love to see you experience other US sports like a NFL, baseball and hockey game.

12:02 I’m a Warriors fan but one thing to know about us is that we flood opposing teams stadiums that is how passionate we are for our team lol, Curry even got Mvp chants in the Brooklyn Nets arena back in 2021

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

Loved the video especially growing up going to Laker games. Not sure if you’ve done American hockey but if you can go to a Golden Knights game in Las Vegas…there is nothing like it.

interesting to see you cover a basketball game ellis im a fan of both the NBA and and Football so i can understand it from a british point of view

AFL in Australia, a long break for football in the UK coming up. Come down under and you can see the A-League and see what us Aussies play the real football. The MCG has tons of history for content and the tackles the AFL players make will be very entertaining video.

Ellis always makes everyone's day

Bro saw a hall of fame player and starts cracking jokes abt his name right in front of him. I love it

Like the sweatshirt you're wearing during the outro, the number 1984 is very appropriate for the times we are living through!

So lucky Elis, love to go to a big NBA game 🏀🏀

im just begging whenever you're in japan next go to a npb japanese baseball game

*You would love the NHL brother! Fast paced. Little to no breaks. Goalies are highly regarded. And these guys ARE TOUGH! The crowd can get intense too. The playoffs are happening right now*

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.

As a lad born and bred in Leeds (Leeds fan), now living just outside Chicago, Il.......Ellis was me before enduring enough American sports before getting used to it....and them haha

Euroleague playoffs are happening got to make your way to Serbia!!! Insane atmosphere

Your thoughts sum up exactly what it is. The lakers where the first organisation to turn their games more into events and shows rather than just focusing on the game itself so it’s quite poetic your first basketball experience was them

I'm not joking that's a really cool jacket and it looks great on you. I told you were going to enjoy this. Don't expect this game to be the standard of the sport.

we need to get this man a friend

Hey Ellis, did you ever make a video on you going to the Seattle Kraken game? I’m a big hockey fan from Canada so I was hoping to see your reaction on how you liked (or didn’t like) everything!

The complaints at the start are hilarious love to see it "why do people call me cynical"

I love nba and warriors would love to see you attend more different sports

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

The lakers home announcer could not have any less energy or enthusiasm good lord

I can’t wait for Ellis Does Baseball, he’s gonna love that lol

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

I'm in love with Ellis

Seems like a really good vibe tbf

The jacket is actually class 😂

Got to get him to a nba playoff game for the real experience

You gotta go to an NHL game next season. MLB games are cool but it’s like a fun day out most times rather than being into the game. NHL is the best sport to watch in person especially if you get a rivalry game. Seeing opposing fans sitting next to each other and cheering in the away arena would probably be confusing but interesting for you lol.Edit: Gotta love Momento for showing me that NHL game you went to.

Best content creator ever!! What part of norfolk u from?

You should check out ice hockey game in Sweden especially a derby. those are mental

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

Dude you should totally come to a USL1 Richmond Kickers game. The kickers are one of the oldest continuously operated professional clubs in the country! They also won the best match day experience last year in the USL1.

When I went to see magic vs spurs I really enjoyed it but there can’t say I remember much of the actual game. Caught a T-shirt from the T-shirt cannon which made the experience even better 😂

It was the last game of the season so I would attribute the late excitement to that because usually these two teams don’t like each other

Would love to see your thoughts on an Ice Hockey game in somewhere like Sweden. I know you did the Kraken but European hockey is another level

Ellis , go to the 4th of July game at the Rosebowl between LA Galaxy vs lafc. Biggest match in the states and last years match had over 82k fans in attendance.

You should go to Montreal for a hockey game !

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

I love how you acknoledged the comments of the college football video lol

Yes, this is the best sport after football, Ellis

As a Canadian, I would love to see you visit a NHL game, you'll love it!

You should go to a Toronto Maple Leafs NHL game . They have some great fans and lots of good players. Also as a big hockey fan it would be really interesting to see your thoughts on going to a NHL game.

I’m not sure if you’re still in America but the nba playoffs just started, if you could get a ticket to one of those games it would be crazy the fans are way more enthusiastic and louder

I hope you get to see a playoff hockey game sometime.

Well, you mentioned the stadiums in the US look quite small, but in reality, a lot of College Football stadiums, where the college athletes from 18-22 years old play, have better atmosphere than in the professional NFL league, but a lot of those stadiums are way bigger than the average Premier League stadiums. I don't know from which college the stadium is, but I know there is a college stadium with a capacity of around 110.000 people.

Bro the jacket actually really suits you haha!

Ellis if you want a college football game with great history and tradition behind it Texas vs Texas A&M Nov. 30th is the game to go to. It’ll be expensive but it’s the first time in 13 years they will meet on the football field, plus the game goes back to the early 1900’s when the teams have been playing the competition.

2:27 - Parts of the movies "Face Off" and "Rush Hour" were filmed in that building behind you.

Shades game is on point 😎

Most American sport alongside the most American movie Top Gun. I love it. Coming from a SoCal native

Gotta check out a hockey game!!

Try a second league hockey match. Lots of fights and overall one of the best sports to watch live

3:11 even Magic was giving directions 😂

Great video you should go to a GAA match in Ireland

Was in LA beginning of the month. Went to see a lakers game and it was great even though they lost. Also stayed in hotel round the corner from wheee your stood in Hollywood

If you want a 38 game season and don't like music during the game, you should give college basketball a shot lol. I honestly enjoy these videos and a different perspective on American sporting events

What's up Ellis! Feel free to come in October watch a hockey game, Saturday night, Montréal vs Toronto. Scoring isn't high, this rivalry is as historic as Manchester United vs Liverpool. The Bell Center is our Old Trafford, you'll enjoy this spectacle on ice!

Love your channel! If you want to get the real American sports experience, you need to get outside of LA. That town is posh and transient. Go to an NFL game in Baltimore, Kansas City, Denver, or Philadelphia, go to a college football game in the Big 10 or SEC, go to hockey game in Canada, go to a baseball game in Boston or St. Louis or Atlanta, go to an ACC or Big 10 college basketball game, or an NBA game in Utah, OKC, or Boston.

you need to visit Barbados for the T20 World Cup in June

You're wearing the hell out of that jacket 🔥

Would be fun to see you do a UK basketball game now to compare the 2

@Leojw10

Ай бұрын

NBA is better but the British basketball games are still good

i wont lie, i'd love you to go to a nhl game xD LIVE MY DREAM ELLIS AS A UK HOCKEY FAN!!! WITNESS THE GREATEST GAME ON ICE!! (i know theres ice hockey in uk but nhl is like the champions league where uk hocey is sunday league lol)

😂 yep, dh gate definitely using fan footage to get details

The jacket actually looks cold

need to check out a playoff game

I went to an NBA game when I visited Toronto. Had practically the same experience as you, but without the $200 jacket.