So the owner of the Dodgers, the WNBA Sparks and a future Major League Soccer club in Los Angeles has a new sporting interest. No word on the NHL.
We’ve got our first #Rams deposit! The Legend @MagicJohnson!
Join him now: https://t.co/zkwhvpEBCM
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) January 18, 2016
I got my @RamsNFL season tickets! I’m so excited and can’t wait to see OUR team next season! #Rams
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) January 18, 2016
According to the team, more than 5,000 deposits were placed within five minutes of the sale beginning at 10 a.m. Monday at the website WelcomeHomeRams.com. Within about 45 minutes, more than 8,000 had been sold.
All Rams season ticket holders in the Coliseum will be guaranteed the first opportunity to buy seats, before the general public, in the team’s still-to-be-built stadium in Inglewood, which is supposed to open in time for the 2019 season.
The cost of tickets has not yet been announced, but chief operating officer Kevin Demoff has been quoted as saying said they’ll be comparable to the prices for the Rams’ final season in St. Louis, when their season ticket prices ranged from $1,750 to $300.
St. Louis fans were depicted as having a different take on Magic:
Ah…..St. Louis fans have found who to target for retribution for the Rams leaving.
Magic Johnson
— Brad Cooper® (@btcoop71) January 13, 2016