Superstitious Kings fans have gotten Staples Center’s Taylor Swift banner removed

BarDown Staff

Taylor Swift banner

Many banners hang from the rafters of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, thanks to the arena’s championship-winning tenants including the NBA’s Lakers, NHL’s Kings, WNBA’s Sparks and more.

There’s also a banner for Taylor Swift, celebrating her record of sellouts in the arena... but it’s safe to say that banner stands out from the sports banners in the arena, and it’s been a controversial addition to the rafters.

The banner has been there since 2015, although the Kings made the decision to cover it during games last year. Now, thanks to pushback from some superstitious Kings fans, the banner has been removed.

The Taylor Swift banner has finally been removed from the Staples Center, hopefully ending the curse on the L.A. Kings hockey team evermore. https://t.co/SMnsWyEI6R
— Entertainment Weekly (@EW) December 23, 2020

While the Kings were a successful team in the early 2010s, they've gone through a bunch of disappointing seasons since the banner went up, going without a single playoff series win since then.

There have been online petitions and other complaints against the banner from Kings fans, and now it looks like the team is just going to remove it from the rafters.

The Taylor Swift banner is not gone but it will be covered for @LAKings home games moving forward. It was the Kings’ decision, not Staples Center’s. No word yet on the Lakers and Sparks. It is already covered during Clippers home games (along with the Lakers and Sparks banners). pic.twitter.com/qGgSSUIgmi
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) October 12, 2019