The Lakers have signed an extension with the Staples Center that will keep them at their home arena through 2041, per a team press release. The Lakers have played at the Staples Center since the 1999/2000 season, when the franchise won its first title in more than a decade. The news was first reported by David Wharton at the Los Angeles Times.
The club has won six titles during its tenure at the Staples Center, including the pandemic-truncated 2019/20 season. The press release notes that L.A. has a regular season record of 987-780 and a playoff mark of 139-79 during its 22 years at Staples Center.
“We are excited to extend our partnership with [Staples Center owner] AEG,” said team owner Jeanie Buss in a statement. “Staples Center ranks as one of the best arenas in the world to play and watch basketball and we are thrilled to be able to call it home for another two decades.”
The Lakers’ press release also indicated that the team and AEG intend to make serious renovations to the arena. Wharton’s sources noted that another reason behind the franchise sticking around was that it wanted to remain in downtown L.A.
This is a big get for the Staples Center, especially as the Lakers’ NBA co-tenants in the arena, the Clippers, continue to plan their likely exit to a new Inglewood arena within the next few years.
Whole area around Staples is getting a huge facelift and millions put into it in the next 12 months. Going to be very very down there come this time next year
I will be at the gates to waive Clips goodbye day it happens and even offer a hand in packing up if needed
No doubt Clips will need help closing
Luka can show you how to properly sweep
Damn that’s HEAT Brandon !!!!
Going to be very down there this time next year, and many years to come.
*Nice ….and Nice one Wally…good play
“and even offer a hand in packing up if needed.”
That one got me lol.
At least the clippers don’t have to move any championship banners.
Should keep costs down.
Ouch!
getting ready to ship out.
Dang it! Was hoping they’d move to New Mexico so we could watch them more
Bron just flopped to get a foul on Booker. Literally dived on floor. I guess age has shown him a new weapon. Never seen a HOFer flop so much. Must be end of career lol…..
Playoff time… Time to get the calls or you’re ripping off your team.
Bron is the most fouled player who gets zero love from refs. He is nowhere near the league leaders in free throws. Jordan, from his late 20s was a mid range jump shooter and if you were close enough to breathe on its a foul. LeBron takes it to the rack much more than Jordan did in his 30s shoots nowhere near league lead in fta, while jump shooters Jordan and now Harden are paraded to the free throw line. Dopes like you who thinks he flops need to answer why the most consistent rim attacker in the game is 25th in fta? Fouls on any other player driving that would be called flagrant are simple fouls on LeBron or no calls. If I was jobbed out of 5 free throws a game my entire career I would flop to.
Exactly. A double standard is afoot, for some b/c LJ keeps getting more wakey-lefty-political… which is regrettable, but I blame the bubble horror of ’20.
I don’t usually weigh in on LeBron foul issues but as someone who watches every game you are correct Zod.
LeBron is the farthest thing from Harden and Trae there ever could be. He actually loses more calls than he gets by the refs
Everybody flops AL, especially the playoffs….its almost a part of the game Now like it or not
I agree his politics is why he gets jobbed by officials, but I respect him even more for standing up for his beliefs despite alienating sports fans. Ali and Kareem were the same, if anything corporate shill Jordan in my mind loses points for only caring about winning, money, and his own rep. I mean are scores of dead unarmed black people at the hands of cops a good thing?