{"id":560167,"date":"2026-04-02T12:23:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/560167\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:23:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T12:23:09","slug":"anna-faris-revealed-as-candy-crush-mascot-at-l-a-clippers-nba-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/560167\/","title":{"rendered":"Anna Faris Revealed as Candy Crush Mascot at L.A. Clippers NBA Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/anna-faris\/\" id=\"auto-tag_anna-faris_1\" data-tag=\"anna-faris\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anna Faris<\/a> gave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/nba\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nba_1\" data-tag=\"nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBA<\/a> fans something to chew on during Tuesday\u2019s home game for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/los-angeles\/\" id=\"auto-tag_los-angeles_1\" data-tag=\"los-angeles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles<\/a> Clippers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/scary-movie\/\" id=\"auto-tag_scary-movie_1\" data-tag=\"scary-movie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scary Movie<\/a> star went undercover as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/digital\/mobile-games-hotspot-candy-crush-sequel-crosses-2b-call-duty-season-2-debuts-1258419\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Candy Crush<\/a> character Bubblegum Troll amid the mobile game\u2019s arena-wide activation at the Intuit Dome as the Clippers lost to the Portland Trailblazers, 114-104. The night included an array of visuals, rewards and interactive opportunities, thanks to the Candy Crush takeover. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDuring the fourth quarter, Bubblegum Troll took to the court, where the mascot\u2019s mask was removed. Faris was revealed beneath the costume of the character from the King-released mobile game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve played a lot of roles, but stepping into the world of Candy Crush like this was something completely new,\u201d the Toy Story 5 voice actress said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved how the game is all about fun, joy and a little bit of absurdity, so getting to bring that energy to life in an L.A. Clippers game like this made it an even more unique experience.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe star quipped, \u201cI\u2019m hoping for an awards push for this role.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/BFA_53818_7817158.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"730\" width=\"1296\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAnna Faris (center) is disguised as a Candy Crush mascot during the Clippers game on March 31.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCourtesy of Candy Crush<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThis event was part of Candy Crush\u2019s multi-year partnership with Intuit Dome. Said Candy Crush vp of marketing Luken Aragon, \u201cOur partnership with Intuit Dome brought Candy Crush to life beyond the screen, turning mobile gameplay into a high-energy, live fan experience. From start to finish, fans didn\u2019t just see Candy Crush \u2014 they stepped inside it and experienced it in an entirely new way.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAdded L.A. Clippers and Intuit Dome chief commercial officer Scott Sonnenberg, \u201cIntuit Dome was designed to push the boundaries of the live <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/sports\/\" id=\"auto-tag_sports_1\" data-tag=\"sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sports<\/a> experience. Our partnership with Candy Crush brings that vision to life \u2014 infusing game night with playful moments and interactive ways for fans to connect through the energy of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/basketball\/\" id=\"auto-tag_basketball_1\" data-tag=\"basketball\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">basketball<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anna Faris gave NBA fans something to chew on during Tuesday\u2019s home game for the Los Angeles Clippers.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":560168,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[59122,402,1978,3031,11952,213504,355,59124,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-560167","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-anna-faris","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-games","11":"tag-los-angeles","12":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","13":"tag-mobile-games","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-scary-movie","16":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560167","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=560167"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/560167\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/560168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=560167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=560167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=560167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}