” There’s a whole generation in LA that has never had their own team.”
... and a good percentage of that “new generation” are soccer fans...
Seriously, I had a friend — rabid Steelers fan who relocated to LA — this was after the Rams left (and after the Raiders returned to The Bay). I asked him if he missed professional football. He pointed to his cable box and said, “I can watch 2 NFL games and still have the afternoon.” I guess that meant that it was just ‘entertainment’?
I suspect LA is a place with a lot of transplants who still root for their old team.