NBA Fans had a field day again after another clip of the New Orleans Pelicans’ home crowd made the rounds online. The moment came from a video shared by @BrickCenter_, who posted, “The Pelicans’ arena is PACKED tonight [fire emoji]” while showing a building with huge empty pockets of seats. The sarcasm spread fast, and NBA Fans ran with it.
One reply from @VegasBobBets said it all: “Looks like a Donald Trump rally [laughing emoji]”, a line that pushed the post into viral territory.
Another user, @se7enwordsmx, even added, “Blowup the franchise and move the team to Seattle.”
The Pelicans’ arena is PACKED tonight 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gkzPPu8Z1W
— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) December 3, 2025
It was extreme, but it reflected how many viewers online no longer know what to make of the team’s atmosphere at home.
This is not a healthy look for a franchise that isn’t really doing as bad as what the posts might show. They have a competitive roster and a working team, but it just seems that the local NBA fans has been that hard to please. And if this franchise looks for a new home, it won’t be a first.
Some fans also noted that attendance issues usually hurt the mood on the floor, which only fuels more online jokes. When the building feels like a quiet library, viewers notice. NBA Fans kept bringing up how a team with stars should not look like it is hosting a preseason scrimmage on a Tuesday afternoon.
Whether it is performance, ticket pricing, or interest in the market, the Pelicans remain a mystery. What is clear is that NBA Fans will not stop talking about the empty seats until the building finally looks alive again.
NBA Fans React After Pelicans Drop OT Heartbreaker To Minnesota
And if the poor atmosphere isn’t giving you hints, the score line would put it to rest as the local NBA fans had to watch the New Orleans Pelicans fall 149-142 in overtime to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The team posted the final image on their official account, @PelicansNBA, with the caption, “at the end of OT.”
at the end of OT. pic.twitter.com/PKeWgtyOcC
— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) December 3, 2025
That simple line reopened a flood of frustration from NBA Fans who felt the loss slipped away far too easily.
One reply from @BuiltinDaBoot read, “Jose Alvarado needs to know his role,” a direct message that echoed the sentiment from several users who felt the guard forced moments that did not fit the late-game flow.
Another long post from @Nic_Drew9 summed up the mood with the line, “most winnable game ever choked,” which many NBA Fans repeated across the thread.
The reactions were tied to how the Pelicans started strong but faded in the last minutes of regulation. Missed chances, scattered defense, and poor decisions kept coming up in the replies, and NBA Fans pointed to these same patterns from earlier games. For a team that wants to make a deeper push this season, these late collapses were something they felt should not be happening anymore.
What made the comments even sharper was the combination of a quiet home crowd the previous week and the frustration of losing a game that felt within reach. NBA Fans kept circling back to one idea: the team has the talent, but the consistency is not matching the roster on paper.
The loss will pass, but the online chatter will not disappear soon. NBA Fans made sure of that.
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