On a recent episode of the Road Trippin' podcast with Allie Clifton, Richard Jefferson and Channing Frye, Chet Holmgren was asked what his favorite road arenas to play in are. It's an open-ended question that lets the player apply their own subjective criteria to determine their favorite. Most wins? Best environment? Best visitor locker room? The truth is in the eye of the beholder.
Holmgren threw Miami on the list because, "it's just like, empty." He then said it puts the onus on the away team to build a lead by the fourth quarter when, ostensibly, Heat fans have finally arrived to their seats. The fans are often stereotyped as a late-arriving crowd to Heat games, and many took the statement to be an indictment of their passion.
