The L.A. Kings Stanley Cup run has them more popular than ever, jumping past the WNBA’s Sparks and a fictional football team from “Any Given Sunday” as the city’s seventh most popular team.
“Winning the Cup is great, but becoming more popular than the Sparks and a fake football team from a late-’90s Oliver Stone movie is really what this is all about,” said Kings GM Dean Lombardi during the team’s post-game victory celebration Monday night. “All I have to say is ‘Look out unnamed NFL team that might move here in 2016. We’re coming for you!'”
Top 10 Most Popular Los Angeles Sports Teams as of June 13, 2012
1. Lakers (NBA)
2. Dodgers (MLB)
3. USC football (NCAA)
4. LA Galaxy (MLS)
5. Clippers (NBA)
6. TBD NFL team, expected arrival 2016
7. Kings (NHL)
8. Sparks (WNBA)
9. Breakers (Fictional football team from” Any Given Sunday”)
10. UCLA basketball (NCAA)
