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Stadium:
Staples Center
Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California adjacent to the LA Live development. It is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex. Staples Center was financed privately at a cost of $375 million and is named for the Staples office-supply company, one of the center's corporate sponsors that paid for naming rights.

Seating Chart:
Staples Center Seating Chart

Team History:
The Lakers began in 1946 when Ben Berger and Morris Chalfen bought the Detroit Gems of the National Basketball League for $15,000 and relocated it to Minneapolis. As the Gems had by far the worst record in the NBL, the Lakers had the first pick in the 1947 dispersal draft of players from the Professional Basketball League of America, which they used to select George Mikan, later to become arguably the greatest center of his time. With Mikan, new coach John Kundla and an infusion of former University of Minnesota players, the Lakers won the NBL championship in that 1947-48 season and joined three other NBL teams in jumping to the Basketball Association of America, where they promptly won the 1948-49 BAA championship. The NBL and BAA merged to become the NBA in 1949. The Minneapolis Lakers were one of the dominant teams of the fledgling NBA. With Hall of Famers George Mikan, Vern Mikkelsen, Jim Pollard, Slater Martin, and Clyde Lovellette, they were the NBA's first "dynasty", winning five championships in six years (1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954).

Season Preview:
The Lakers first round pick Javaris Crittenton will join returning Lakers player Jordan Farmar on the Lakers entry in this year’s NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, Nevada it was announced today. Crittenton, an early entry candidate in the 2007 NBA Draft was selected by the Lakers in the first round with the 19th pick. The 6-5 guard averaged 14.4 points and 5.8 assists in 32 games as a freshman last year at Georgia Tech. Farmar, a 6-2 guard out of UCLA, played in 72 games last season averaging 4.4 points and 1.9 assists. Farmar also played in three games for the Los Angeles D-Fenders where he averaged 14.7 points and 5.7 assists. The Lakers will play their first Summer League game vs. the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday, July 8th at 3pm at the Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, NV.

Official Site:
http://www.nba.com/lakers/