The lower bowl appeared to be close to full and there was a large gathering on the floor, but large portions of the upper deck were . . . not. There were many theories including COVID-19/social distancing concerns, a rescheduled date from the original June 19, the campaign’s claim of protesters blocking the area outside the arena, and a reported TikTok/BTS ticket trolling scheme.
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But in the interest of sticking to sports, this is the point in the article where we compile attendance-related Twitter jokes about the gathering.
NHL arenas get a few mentions at the start here:
And college basketball tournaments get some shoutouts, too:
Of course, this wouldn’t be complete without a Mets joke, because Mets.
The .163 hitter would be Tim Tebow, of course.