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LA Clippers
ESPN.com
1 month ago
LA Clippers

Kawhi, George sit; Lue decries 'extreme' sked

Kawhi Leonard and Paul George are sitting out a game due to scheduling challenges.
Clippers are excited to move to their own stadium, leaving behind shared arrangements at Staples Center. [ more ]
Los Angeles Times
1 month ago
LA Clippers

The Lakers and Clippers are ready to share their home for the final time

The Clippers covered Lakers' championship banners with their own players' images before a preseason home opener.
The Clippers to have their own arena in Inglewood next season, marking the end of sharing Staples Center with the Lakers. [ more ]
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Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
California

Grupo Firme sets their sights on Boyle Heights with sightseeing bus tour

(Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)

There's busking and there's sightseeing busing.The popular Banda musicians of Tijuana's Grupo Firme combined the two and boisterously made their way through Boyle Heights on Thursday ahead of their record-breaking Memorial Day weekend concert at SoFi Stadium atop an iconic red sightseeing bus.
paul-george
sportslens.com
11 months ago
LA Clippers

WATCH: DeMar DeRozan Admits To Wanting To Join Clippers

DeMar DeRozan was born and raised in Compton, California, just a handful of miles away from the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.There has been a recent influx of native southern Californians who have made their way back to LA to play for their hometown teams, and DeRozan was apparently almost one of them.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Childhood Lakers fan Paul George claims winning title with Clippers would mean more than with Lakers

If basketball never worked out for him, Paul George probably could have made a hell of a politician.Few people in the NBA have pandered like Paul George - whether in Indiana or Oklahoma or, now, in California and Los Angeles.To be clear, PG is entitled to whatever opinion he wants.There are no sour grapes on this side of the hallway.
Clips Nation
1 year ago
LA Clippers

Report: Clippers interested in Mike Conley

The Los Angeles Clippers are interested in making a potential trade for Utah Jazz guard Mike Conley, per Marc Stein.Yahoo Sports' Jake Fischer added that the front office's interest stems back as far as this summer at least, before John Wall secured a buyout with the Houston Rockets and subsequently signed.
Clips Nation
2 years ago
LA Clippers

The Clippers couldn't stand in the way of Patrick Beverley's story

And so it wasn't to be at the first time of asking for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Pippen Ain't Easy
2 years ago
Chicago Bulls

Bulls vs Clippers prediction, betting odds and TV channel for March 31

The Chicago Bulls are back in action at home for a matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.The 44-32 Bulls are in fifth place in the East and the 37-39 LA Clippers are in eighth.
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Silver Screen and Roll
11 months ago
LA Lakers

A Dip in the Lake: The Lakers' playoff history vs. the Nuggets

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets have faced each other seven times in the NBA playoffs, dating all the way back to 1979.Ahead of their upcoming eighth showdown in 2023, let's look back at those prior playoff series.1979 Western Conference First Round
In 1979, the first-round of the playoffs was a best-of-three series.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

What does the remainder of the Lakers schedule look like?

The Lakers' strong start to the second half of the season and their general winning run since their bevy of moves at the trade deadline certainly have fans thinking about how good this could get for the purple and gold.As bad as the Western Conference is this year, the Lakers finishing above .500will likely guarantee them a spot in the play-in game at the least.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

LeBron James, Anthony Davis want Vin Diesel to flip a car off 'Staples Center'

Hollywood stars appearing courtside are a very common occurrence during Lakers games, but that doesn't make those sightings any less fascinating when they happen.The regulars like Flea, Jack Nicholson and even Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis don't quite turn the head, but it's the rare ones that draw the attention of even the players.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Juju Watkins, not Bronny James, is the star at Sierra Canyon High media day

In her lowest point last season, tears welling in her eyes while in a handshake line after a Southern Section Open Division championship loss, Sierra Canyon High's Juju Watkins turned to her roots.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Plaschke: Jerry West remembers Bill Russell as a 'difference maker' on par with Jackie Robinson

Los Angeles booed him.Los Angeles jeered him.Los Angeles hated him.
But, goodness, how Los Angeles respected him.
FOX Sports
1 year ago
National Hockey League

Crypto.com Arena? Many are already refusing to let 'Staples Center' go

National Basketball Association
On Christmas Day, the longtime home of the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Clippers, Los Angeles Kings and Los Angeles Sparks will have a fresh alias: the Crypto.com Arena.
SFGATE
11 months ago
San Francisco

Bay Area man allegedly ran $39M con reselling Warriors, Lakers tickets

San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/San Francisco Chronicle via Gett A San Francisco Bay Area man was indicted Wednesday for allegedly defrauding over 100 people of $39 million by conning them to invest in a bogus business reselling NBA tickets, federal prosecutors said.Derek Vincent Chu, 41, of Alamo, ran the Ponzi scheme between late 2013 and 2020, asking investors to put their money towards a plan to buy and resell tickets and luxury suites at Oracle Arena in Oakland, the Staples Center in Los Angeles and the Chase Center in San Francisco, U.S. Attorney's Office with the Northern District of California said in a news release.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Norman Pattiz, media entrepreneur who founded radio network Westwood One, dies at 79

Norman Pattiz, a media entrepreneur who created the Westwood One radio network that brought rock concerts and personalities such as Larry King and Casey Kasem to millions of listeners, has died at 79.
Pattiz death was confirmed by Westwood One, now owned by Cumulus Media.The company did not disclose the cause of death.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

FTX's downfall casts a shadow over other sports-rights deals. What's up, Crypto.com Arena?

When the Miami Heat announced in March 2021 that the team had sold naming rights for its arena to FTX, the response from sports fans was a resounding: Who?In the year and a half since, the Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange has become ubiquitous in the sports world.Its name was on the uniforms of Major League Baseball umpires.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
1 year ago
LA real estate

LA Real Estate Players Fund Texas Governor Campaign

California is sending more than corporate relocations and house hunters to Texas.
Boston.com
1 year ago
Boston Celtics

A look back at the life and career of Bill Russell

The 11-time champion's career spanned over 60 years.
Bill Russell, a basketball legend who made history with the Boston Celtics, has died, his family announced Sunday.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
2 years ago
LA real estate

Kia Gets Naming RightsTo Forum in Inglewood

The fabulous Forum has added a new name to its marquee - Kia.
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC real estate

After Nearly Three Years in Shelters, a Job and a Studio in New York

Brandon Wells grew up in Oshkosh, Wis., dreaming of conquering big cities and streetwear fashion.He sketched designer jeans and hooded sweatshirts in his free time, all the while plotting his exit.I knew I was leaving as soon as I graduated from high school, he said.He applied to the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles and was offered a scholarship, which made school financially possible but also added pressure.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Elliott: Fit for a King: Dustin Brown is more than worthy of a statue

Dustin Brown entered Staples Center/Crypto.comArena hundreds of times during his 18-year career, but his path didn't take him through Star Plaza and the forest of outsized statues that immortalize some of Los Angeles' greatest athletes.Not until he retired and began using the public gates this season did he realize the glittery depth of a bronzed lineup that includes Wayne Gretzky, Luc Robitaille, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Elgin Baylor and announcers Chick Hearn and Bob Miller.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Kings helpless against Oilers' high-powered scoring attack in Game 3 loss

The bronze likeness of former Kings' broadcaster Bob Miller, frozen in mid-wave outside Crypto.com Arena, was dressed for a celebration Friday, with dozens of black, white and silver balloons floating above and behind him as he stared, unblinking, over a stretch of Olympic Boulevard that had been taken over by a street festival.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles Rams

Kings hold more than just home-ice advantage vs. Oilers over next two games

There was some good news and bad news in the shellacking the Kings endured in Game 2 of their first-round NHL playoff series in Edmonton.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles Rams

The Forum has a new name

Kia has purchased naming rights to the Forum, the historic Inglewood sports and music venue, The Times has confirmed.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Ex-deputy mayor accused of taking bribes as L.A. City Hall graft trial opens

A federal prosecutor told a jury Tuesday that former Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan was a central player in a sprawling extortion racket that corrupted downtown development projects for years.In an opening statement at Chan's criminal trial, Assistant U.S. Atty.Susan Har accused him of playing multiple roles in a shakedown scheme led by Jose Huizar when Huizar served on the City Council.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Anita Baker fans rapturous over the songstress' new tour (and it has a stop in L.A.)

R&B icon Anita Baker is bringing her rapturous mezzo-soprano voice to Los Angeles next year.After a 28-year touring hiatus, Baker announced Thursday that she'll return with a 15-show trek.Baker - one of the most prized vocalists to emerge in the 1980s - said she'll make her way to the Crypto.com
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Jury awards $1.5 million to woman injured by LAPD projectile during Lakers celebration

A federal jury has awarded $1.5 million to a woman who suffered a brain injury two years ago when a Los Angeles police officer shot her with a hard-foam projectile as she left the Lakers' downtown NBA title celebration.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Fake nude photo of captain circulated in LAPD. Here's why chief says he kept it quiet

A fake nude photograph purportedly of a female LAPD captain shared by officers may have "smeared" her, but the chief of police said he didn't send a departmentwide message about it because he feared "it had the potential of becoming viral."
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

Taco stands feel the bite of inflation as food and gas prices soar

On a recent weeknight, street vendor Reina Orozco was busy flipping store-bought tortillas on a makeshift grill as she prepared carne asada and chicken tacos for sale near MacArthur Park.
Los Angeles Times
2 years ago
Los Angeles

Column: When bathrooms have naming rights, has branding gone too far?

It took me a few moments standing there outside the bathrooms at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles before I fully grasped that some fundraising genius had actually sold the lavatory naming rights.
Hardwood Houdini
1 year ago
Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Clippers prediction, odds, TV channel for December 29

The Boston Celtics take part in their final game of the 2022 calendar year - one that has had more dramatic ups and downs than most professional sports franchises will ever experience - on Wednesday, November 29 against the Los Angeles Clippers at the TD Garden.Boston will be concluding a seven-game home stand that has featured both a three-game losing streak and currently, a three-game winning streak.
Blueshirt Banter
1 year ago
New York Rangers

Bantering Points: 11/23/22

Here are today's news and links:


     Highlights: NYR 5, LAK 3 (4:55 video via NHL.com)Game Recap: In spite of a rough opening period, the Blueshirts bounced back over the final 40 minutes with five goals and did enough to earn the win on a night they didn't play their best hockey (CBS)
     Mollie Walker notes that after sitting for four consecutive games as a healthy scratch, Zac Jones appears primed to draw into the lineup for the foreseeable future (NY Post)
     Colin Stephenson heard from Ryan Reaves about the difficulties of his recent stretch of games sitting as a healthy scratch (Newsday)
     Vincent Mercogliano offers his takeaways from last night's victory from the arena formerly known as the Staples Center (LoHud)
www.nytimes.com
1 year ago
NYC music

Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar and Adele Lead 2023 Grammy Nominations

At the 2021 Grammys, Beyonce picked up four awards, bringing her total to 28 and making her the winningest woman in Grammy history.At the 2023 ceremony, she will have nine chances to add to her total: The 41-year-old star is the top nominee for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, with all but one of her nods coming for her dance-heavy album Renaissance.
Nytimes
2 years ago
NYC music

Trevor Noah returns as host, after a dust-up with Kanye West.

Trevor Noah, the comedian and face of "The Daily Show," is returning to host the Grammy Awards for the second year in a row.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Brian Windhorst thinks it's possible the Buss family may sell part of their Lakers ownership stake

The Lakers and the Buss family are in a very odd space right now.Barely more than two years ago, the team won a title with Jeanie Buss at the helm.But the team has underperformed since that championship and a number of decisions made based on finances and money have brought Jeanie back into the center of focus for criticism.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Patrick Beverley discredits Lakers 2020 title as a 'bubble championship'

If you follow some accounts on Twitter that even slightly discuss the NBA, then you've probably seen many clips of Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley talking on a variety of ESPN television shows over the last 24-48 hours.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Lakers Rumors Roundup: Carmelo Anthony prefers LA return, Lakers aware of coach search backlash

There weren't many fun moments for the Lakers last season, but Carmelo Anthony topped many of them.
Silver Screen and Roll
2 years ago
LA Lakers

Carmelo Anthony reflects on season with Lakers: 'This was another chapter for me'

For half the season, Carmelo Anthony was not only a bright spot for the Lakers, but arguably one of the best players on the team.
Silver Screen and Roll
1 year ago
LA Lakers

Lonnie Walker IV says the Lakers' home arena is 'one of one'

Lonnie Walker IV has made a strong first impression with the Lakers.Yes, the team is 2-5, but it's hard to pin too much of the blame for that on Walker, who has arguably exceeded expectations after he was signed to a one-year deal this offseason.He's defending hard and providing a downhill and transition threat for a Lakers squad that needs all of those skills.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Crypto.com mistakenly paid a woman millions. She bought a mansion.

A Crypto.com advertisement during the NFT L.A. conference in Los Angeles on March 29, 2022.
Eater LA
1 year ago
LA food

Crypto.com Arena's Coming Upgrades Mean Big Food Changes - For Rich People

Crypto.com Arena is undergoing a massive new multi-year renovation, per the Los Angeles Timesand others, with plans to bring the Downtown sports and entertainment venue into the modern era.
FanSided
1 year ago
National Football League

Steelers new stadium sponsor makes some sense after all

As Pittsburgh sports radio host Andrew Fillipponi eloquently put it, t he ketchup bottles are coming down.Heinz Field will be no more, and in its place, a new corporate title arises: Acrisure Stadium.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Law

Jury finds man guilty of 1st degree murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Nipsey Hussle is pictured at an NBA game in Oakland, Calif., in 2018.
A man he had known for years has been convicted in his 2019 murder.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
1 year ago
LA real estate

Chinese Developer Greenland Downgraded Amid Debt Woes

The Chinese parent company of Pacific Park co-developer Greenland USA is at risk of defaulting on its debt payments.
The Real Deal Los Angeles
1 year ago
LA real estate

Police Commissioner Soboroff Endorses Bass

Steve Soboroff, of the L.A.'s most prominent developers and a long-serving member of its Board of Police Commissioners, has endorsed U.S. Rep. Karen Bass in the city's mayoral race today.
Faxesfromuncledale
1 year ago
Chicago Blackhawks

Digital Bath - Hawks Sneak By Yotes, Shit Themselves Vs Kings And Sharks

With the season all but over now, the only point to watching the Hawks going forward should be to see what the younger players have to offer in a couple of actual NHL games.
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