Staples Center was completely sold out on October 25th.
LeBron James's star power in the United States was immense. Everyone wanted to see just how good the number 23 player—hailed by the media as the "strongest rookie" and "future ruler"—really was.
Of course, Su Xi was another major draw for the fans. Su Xi had spent the entire summer in Los Angeles. He had been briefly implicated in Kobe's legal case, though it was later cleared up as a misunderstanding. He had also appeared on the cover of a women's magazine by Playboy, becoming the fantasy object on many a California woman's nightstand. His good looks were widely reported in Hollywood, and some film companies even claimed they would have Su Xi make guest appearances in their productions.
