Trespassers break into LA Clippers’ new $2billion arena as TikTok video of teens shooting hoops and spraying fire extinguishers inside unfinished Intuit Dome goes viral… before police ‘identify culprits and their parents’
- The Clippers’ new 18,000-seat stadium won’t open until August
- Two young people filmed themselves strolling through the unfinished arena last week
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Two youths were seen breaking into Intuit Dome β the unfinished $2 billion home of NBA franchise the LA Clippers β in the middle of the night and wreaking havoc in a video that went viral on TikTok.
The teens gained unauthorized access to the arena in Inglewood, California, where they filmed themselves shooting hoops, spraying fire extinguishers and jumping over stairs.
They managed to get in by climbing an orange ladder outside the building site, before strolling through empty corridors and entering the unfinished stands.
After posing for the camera, the pair headed downstairs and came across what appears to be a practice basketball court that isn’t ready yet.
In the video, which has been viewed more than 150,000 times on TikTok, they are seen shooting basketballs and even using a work bucket to attempt a slam dunk.
In a TikTok video, two young people were seen breaking into the LA Clippers’ new $2 billion home
The Clippers’ unfinished stadium in Inglewood, California will open in August of this year
The teens filmed themselves climbing a ladder to enter the empty arena
One of the intruders, who was wearing the pants of rival team the LA Lakers, then sprays a fire extinguisher at the hoop before attempting to shoot.
The rest of the video shows them jumping over stairs and making their way to the roof of the Intuit Dome, where they took some panoramic shots of the city skyline.
The two teens and their respective parents have already been identified by police, according to Inglewood Mayor James E. Butts.
βIt will be very clear to these young men β and to people who are TikTok followers β that you have a moment of TikTok greatness, followed by a little bit of misery. And so we don’t play with these things,β Butts said ABC-7 on Friday.
He then added, βWe know who the young men are. We have identified them and their parents and they will probably be spoken to tomorrow or the day after.β
Inglewood police are reportedly still investigating the burglary, although there are no signs of any vandalism at the arena.
Dailymail.com has reached out to Inglewood police for more information.
Butts also said security will be increased at the unfinished arena in the aftermath of the incident.
They were then seen shooting some hoops after stumbling upon a practice basketball court
One of the young people even sprayed a fire extinguisher while playing on the unfinished playing field
The youths involved face up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000 if found guilty of trespassing, but it is unclear if any charges have been filed.
Other videos posted to the offenders’ TikTok account show them carrying out similar burglaries at Dodgers Stadium – where they carried out the attack in broad daylight – and SoFi Stadium.
Intuit Dome will open in August of this year, nearly two years since the Clippers broke ground on their new $2 billion, 18,000-capacity home in September 2021.