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Staples Center

Staples Center
Stadium information
Location1111 S. Figueroa Street,
Los Angeles, California, 90015
Broke groundMarch 31, 1998
OpenedOctober 17, 1999
OwnerL.A. Arena Company
Anschutz Entertainment Group
OperatorL.A. Arena Company
Anschutz Entertainment Group
Construction cost$375 Million USD
ArchitectNBBJ
CapacityBasketball: 19,079
Ice hockey: 18,118
Arena football: 18,118
Concerts: 20,000
Boxing/Wrestling: 21,000
TenantsLos Angeles Clippers (NBA) (1999 � present)
Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) (1999 � present)
Los Angeles Kings (NHL) (1999 � present)
Los Angeles Sparks (WNBA) (2001 � present)
Los Angeles Avengers (AFL) (2000 � 2008)
Los Angeles D-Fenders (D-League) (2006 � 2010)

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Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Los Angeles metropolitan area and Greater Los Angeles Area.

It is owned and operated by the L.A. Arena Company and Anschutz Entertainment Group. The arena is home to the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The Los Angeles Avengers of the Arena Football League (AFL) and the Los Angeles D-Fenders of the NBA D-League were also tenants until both franchises were discontinued. Staples Center is also host to over 250 events and nearly 4,000,000 visitors a year.

Staples Center Video

www.rap-up.com Eminem performs "Love the Way You Lie" with Rihanna live for the first time at the Staples Center in Los Angeles at the Activision E3 2010 preview event on June 14, 2010.
5.48 min. | 4.83 user rating
12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi singing "Who's Loving You" at the Michael Jackson Memorial in the Staples Center, Los Angeles, Tuesday 7th July 2009, in front of an estimated global TV audience of one billion people.
3.85 min. | 4.89 user rating
www.rtve.es Las imágenes de los últimos ensayos de Michael Jackson, difundidas por la CNN, en el Staples Center, en Los Ãngeles, muestran al artista vital y enérgico, aunque visiblemente delgado, mientras interpreta temas como History o They Don't Care About Us, acompañado por un grupo de bailarines y guitarristas. www.rtve.es
1.63 min. | 4.84 user rating
Eminem featuring Rihanna X Travis Barker at Staples Center for Activision E3 Party performing "Love the way you lie"
4.72 min. | 4.87 user rating
At the memorial service for Michael Jackson, Kenny Ortega - who planned the "This Is It" concert tour - called Staples Center "Michael's house." The show closes with a performance of "We Are The World" and "Heal The World".
10.97 min. | 4.91 user rating
[Full Promo Clip] Michael Jackson's June 23rd dress rehearsal performance of "They Don't Care About Us" for the "This Is It" tour. His final Staples Center rehearsal was the following night (6/24), and then he died the next day (6/25). Also, at the end of the official clip you'll notice an eerie smile by Michael Jackson, which is more noticeable in the short clip tacked on at the end of this video (1:49). (Side Note): Many people have wondered who's the guitarist in this clip. Many have assumed it's Jennifer Batten from Jackson's "Bad," "Dangerous," and "HIStory" tours. It turns out that it's actually Orianthi. She may previously be best known for being asked by Carrie Underwood to join her band onstage at the 2009 Grammys. (Background Article & Related Videos): (Update): (Los Angeles Times) - "Orianthi plays through the pain": tinyurl.com (Update #2): "Orianthi shreds Michael Jackson" (Demonstrates "Beat it" Solo): www.youtube.com (Update #3): "Orianthi - Song for Steve (Live at Vodka Rocks 2010)": www.youtube.com (Update #4): "Voodoo chile - Orianthi live in KL 4/8/2010": www.youtube.com Video: AEG Live, CNN
1.93 min. | 4.91 user rating
Justin Bieber and Willow Smith Dancing and doing the dougie. Def. SEXY :) Staples Center 10/25/10
1.28 min. | 4.78 user rating
www.youtube.com Check this video out for the new Emimen iphone app! twitter.com for latest video updates. Activision/Blizzard kicks off the E3 Expo with a HUGE BANG by allowing Eminem to peform Love the way you Lie with Rihanna. a day before E3 Expo 2010 opens for the public. Activision/Blizzard drops bombs, as this party is for the media and employees only. Call of Duty Black Ops trailer was played before Eminem came out and opens with this song from Eminem's Recovery Album. This was performed in Los Angeles at the Staples Center 6/15/2010. Sorry about the 15 fps shot on the TMobile HTC touch pro 2. Also Travis Barker was on the drums.
5.53 min. | 4.85 user rating
The strikingly beutiful Miley Cyrus in concer at The Staples Center in Los Angelas, CA on Nov, 7, 2007 singing the song I Miss You dedicated to her grandfather
3.50 min. | 4.68 user rating
www.rap-up.com Eminem performs "Airplanes" and "Forever" with Travis Barker live at the Staples Center in Los Angeles at the Activision E3 2010 preview event on June 14, 2010.
4.67 min. | 4.91 user rating

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Examiner.com--On November 16th, summer's most beloved series will be live at -STAPLES Center-! The show will feature a mix of Season 7 contestants performing the season's ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 22:38:09 GMT+00:00
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CANOE---...- the season the Lakers have hit a bit of a speed bump, dropping their second straight, a 121-116 setback to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday at -Staples Center-. ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:31:01 GMT+00:00
BOK Center Again Nominated For Arena Of The Year - KTUL Tweet this news
KTUL---...- HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, Madison Square Garden in New York, the -Staples Center- in Los Angeles and Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. ... - Date : Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:07:01 GMT+00:00
Elephants roam streets of downtown L.A. - abc7.com Tweet this news
abc7.com--Barnum's Funundrum at -Staples Center- runs from Wednesday through July 18. The circus features more than 100 performers from six continents around the world.--- - Date : Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:21:06 GMT+00:00
SANTANA PROPOSES ONSTAGE - Contactmusic.com Tweet this news
Contactmusic.com--Caption: Carlos Santana (Picture) and son Salvador 52nd Annual Grammy Awards held at the -Staples Center- - Red Carpet Los Angeles, California . ... - Date : Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:24:43 GMT+00:00
Title hopes slipping? Lakers lose Game 5 - OCRegister Tweet this news
OCRegister--Now the Lakers, facing elimination the first time all postseason, must win both Games 6 and 7 at -Staples Center- to repeat as NBA champions. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 03:06:50 GMT+00:00
NBA: Celtics take lead in series, 92-86 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette Tweet this news
Pittsburgh Post Gazette--Game 6 is Tuesday night at -Staples Center- in Los Angeles, and a victory then or in Game 7 Thursday would give the Celtics a record 18th NBA championship. ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:16:07 GMT+00:00
Lamar Odom loses award to Chris Bosh - OCRegister (blog) Tweet this news
OCRegister (blog)--Chris Bosh has been coming to playoff games at -Staples Center- to watch Odom's Lakers play. But Bosh was the big winner in another sense Sunday. ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:42:13 GMT+00:00
5 Reasons The Celtics Have Lakers' Fans Trembing - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Now, with the finals even at two games apiece and games 6 and 7 in the -Staples Center-, the pressure is on sqaurely Boston to produce in game 5. ... - Date : Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:55:08 GMT+00:00
'ClipperNation' gathers outside Staples Center in support of LeBron James - Los Angeles Times (blog) Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times (blog)--A group of about 75 Clippers fans gathered outside -Staples Center- before Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Thursday to showcase their desire to see ... - Date : Fri, 28 May 2010 02:45:01 GMT+00:00

Los Angeles Lakers

The FranchiseFranchise * Team History * All-Time roster * Draft history * Seasons * Records * Head coaches * Current season
ArenasMinneapolis Auditorium * Minneapolis Armory * Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena * The Forum * Staples Center
CoachesKundla * Mikan * Castellani * Pollard * Schaus * van Breda Kolff * Mullaney * Sharman * West * McKinney * Westhead * Riley * Dunleavy * Pfund * Johnson * Harris * Rambis * Jackson * Tomjanovich * Hamblen * Jackson
D-League AffiliateLos Angeles D-Fenders
AdministrationDr. Jerry Buss (Majority Owner) * Anschutz Entertainment Group (Minority Owner) * Magic Johnson (Minority Owner) * Mitch Kupchak (Vice President & GM of Basketball Ops.) * Phil Jackson (Head Coach)
Notable FiguresKareem Abdul-Jabbar * Ron Artest * Elgin Baylor * Kobe Bryant * Dr. Jerry Buss * Andrew Bynum * Cedric Ceballos * Wilt Chamberlain * Michael Cooper * Vlade Divac * Derek Fisher * Pau Gasol * Gail Goodrich * A.C. Green * Chick Hearn * Robert Horry * Phil Jackson * Eddie Jones * Magic Johnson * John Kundla * Mitch Kupchak * Clyde Lovellette * Slater Martin * George Mikan * Vern Mikkelsen * Shaquille O'Neal * Gary Payton * Lamar Odom * Jim Pollard * Kurt Rambis * Pat Riley * Byron Scott * Nick Van Exel * Jerry West * Jamaal Wilkes * James Worthy * Karl Malone
Retired Numbers13 * 22 * 25 * 32 * 33 * 42 * 44 * Chick Hearn (Microphone)
Minneapolis Lakers Hall of Famers (Mikan, Mikkelsen, Martin, Lovellette, Pollard, Coach Kundla)
NBA Championships (16)1949 * 1950 * 1952 * 1953 * 1954 * 1972 * 1980 * 1982 * 1985 * 1987 * 1988 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2009 * 2010
RivalsBoston Celtics * Philadelphia 76ers * Detroit Pistons * Houston Rockets * Portland Trail Blazers * Sacramento Kings * Los Angeles Clippers * San Antonio Spurs * Phoenix Suns * Miami Heat
Culture and Lore"Showtime" * Wilt the Stilt * Mr. Clutch * The Captain * Magic * Jack * Lakers vs. Celtics * Chick Hearn * Jack Kent Cooke * The Fabulous Forum * Staples Center * The Punch * Big Game James * Celebrity fans * Shaq �Kobe feud * 81 * Black Mamba * The Diesel * Lawrence Tanter * I Love L.A. * The Putback Buzzer Beater
MediaTV: KCAL * Fox Sports West * Radio: KSPN-AM * KWKW * Announcers: Joel Meyers * Stu Lantz * Spero Dedes * Mychal Thompson

Los Angeles Sparks

The FranchiseFranchise * Most recent season
ArenasGreat Western Forum * Staples Center
Head CoachesLinda Sharp * Julie Rousseau * Orlando Woolridge * Karleen Thompson * Ryan Weisenberg * Henry Bibby * Joe Bryant * Michael Cooper * Jennifer Gillom
AdministrationOwner: Jerry Buss * Carla Christofferson & Kathy Goodman
Sponsor: Farmers Insurance
General Manager: Rhonda Windham * Penny Toler
Notable PlayersLatasha Byears * Tamecka Dixon * Lisa Leslie * Mwadi Mabika * DeLisha Milton-Jones * Candace Parker * Nikki Teasley * Penny Toler * Haixia Zheng
Seasons1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010
Playoff Appearances1999 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2008 * 2009
Conference Titles2001 * 2002 * 2003
WNBA Titles2001 * 2002
RivalsDetroit Shock * Houston Comets * Phoenix Mercury * Sacramento Monarchs * Seattle Storm
MediaTV: FSN Prime Ticket * Announcers: Larry Burnett, Lisa Leslie

Los Angeles Clippers

The FranchiseFranchise * Expansion Draft * Seasons * Draft history * Head coaches * Broadcasters * Current season
ArenasBuffalo Memorial Auditorium * Maple Leaf Gardens * San Diego Sports Arena * Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena * Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim * Staples Center
Head CoachesSchayes * McCarthy * Ramsay * Locke * MacKinnon * Mullaney * Fitzsimmons * Shue * Silas * Lynam * Chaney * Shue * Casey * Schuler * Brown * Weiss * Fitch * Ford * Todd * Gentry * Johnson * Dunleavy * Hughes * Del Negro
D-League AffiliateBakersfield Jam
AdministrationDonald Sterling (Owner) * Andy Roeser (President) * Neil Olshey (General Manager)
Culture and loreDonald Sterling * Elgin Baylor * Clipper Nation * Elton Brand * Corey Maggette * 2006 NBA Playoffs * Buffalo Braves * Ken Norman * Ron Harper * Bob McAdoo * Ralph Lawler
Notable FiguresElgin Baylor * Elton Brand * Larry Brown * Marcus Camby * Sam Cassell * Baron Davis * Mike Dunleavy, Sr. * World B. Free * Drew Gooden * Blake Griffin * Ron Harper * Marques Johnson * Chris Kaman * Ralph Lawler * Danny Manning * Corey Maggette * Tony Massenburg * Bob McAdoo * Darius Miles * Cuttino Mobley * Norm Nixon * Lamar Odom * Eric Piatkowski * Quentin Richardson * Derek Smith * Randy Smith * Donald Sterling * Al Thornton * Loy Vaught * Bill Walton
MediaTV: Prime Ticket * Radio: KFWB * KTNQ * Announcers: Ralph Lawler * Mike Smith * Brian Sieman

Los Angeles Kings

FranchiseTeam * 1967 Expansion * Expansion Draft * Bailey
History
Players * Coaches * Captains * Draft picks
Personnel Owners: Philip Anschutz, Edward Roski, Jr. * General manager: Dean Lombardi * Head coach: Terry Murray * Team captain: Dustin Brown * Current roster
Arenas
Retired Numbers16 * 18 * 20 * 30 * 99
Stanley Cup Finals (1)Wins: None * Losses: 1993
Seasons1967 �68 * 1968 �69 * 1969 �70 * 1970 �71 * 1971 �72 * 1972 �73 * 1973 �74 * 1974 �75 * 1975 �76 * 1976 �77 * 1977 �78 * 1979 �79 * 1979 �80 * 1980 �81 * 1981 �82 * 1982 �83 * 1983 �84 * 1984 �85 * 1985 �86 * 1986 �87 * 1987 �88 * 1988 �89 * 1989 �90 * 1990 �91 * 1991 �92 * 1992 �93 * 1993 �94 * 1994 �95 * 1995 �96 * 1996 �97 * 1997 �98 * 1998 �99 * 1999 �00 * 2000 �01 * 2001 �02 * 2002 �03 * 2003 �04 * 2004 �05 * 2005 �06 * 2006 �07 * 2007 �08 * 2008 �09 * 2009 �10 * 2010 �11
AffiliatesAHL: Manchester Monarchs * ECHL: Ontario Reign
MediaTV: Broadcasters * FSN West * Radio: KTLK (1150 AM)
Culture and LoreMiracle on Manchester

Current arenas in the National Basketball Association

Eastern ConferenceAir Canada Centre * American Airlines Arena * Amway Center * Bradley Center * Conseco Fieldhouse * Madison Square Garden * The Palace of Auburn Hills * Philips Arena * Prudential Center * Quicken Loans Arena * TD Garden * Time Warner Cable Arena * United Center * Verizon Center * Wells Fargo Center
Western ConferenceAmerican Airlines Center * ARCO Arena * AT&T Center * EnergySolutions Arena * FedExForum * Ford Center * New Orleans Arena * Oracle Arena * Pepsi Center * Rose Garden * Staples Center * Target Center * Toyota Center * US Airways Center

Current arenas in the National Hockey League

Eastern
Conference
Air Canada Centre * BankAtlantic Center * Bell Centre * Consol Energy Center * HSBC Arena * Madison Square Garden * Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum * Philips Arena * Prudential Center * RBC Center * St. Pete Times Forum * Scotiabank Place * TD Garden * Verizon Center * Wells Fargo Center
Western
Conference
American Airlines Center * Bridgestone Arena * HP Pavilion * Honda Center * Jobing.com Arena * Joe Louis Arena * Nationwide Arena * Pengrowth Saddledome * Pepsi Center * Rexall Place * Rogers Arena * Scottrade Center * Staples Center * United Center * Xcel Energy Center

Current arenas in the NBA Development League

Eastern ConferenceAllen County War Memorial Coliseum * Bismarck Civic Center * Louis J. Tullio Arena * MassMutual Center * Portland Exposition Building * Sioux Falls Arena * Wells Fargo Arena
Western ConferenceAustin Convention Center * Jam Events Center * McKay Events Center * Qwest Arena * Reno Events Center * Staples Center * State Farm Arena * Tingley Coliseum * Tulsa Convention Center
2010-11Dr Pepper Arena * Santa Ana Star Center

Current arenas in the Women's National Basketball Association

Eastern ConferenceAllstate Arena * Conseco Fieldhouse * Madison Square Garden * Mohegan Sun Arena * Philips Arena * Verizon Center
Western ConferenceAT&T Center * BOK Center * KeyArena * Staples Center * Target Center * US Airways Center

WrestleMania venues

Madison Square Garden (I, X, XX) * Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (2, VII) * Rosemont Horizon (2, 13, 22) * Nassau Coliseum (2) * Pontiac Silverdome (III) * Trump Plaza (IV, V) * Skydome (VI, X8) * Hoosier Dome (VIII) * Caesars Palace (IX) * Hartford Civic Center (XI) * Arrowhead Pond (XII, 2000) * FleetCenter (XIV) * First Union Center (XV) * Reliant Astrodome (X-Seven) * Safeco Field (XIX) * Staples Center (21) * Ford Field (23) * Citrus Bowl (XXIV) * Reliant Stadium (XXV) * University of Phoenix Stadium (XXVI) * Georgia Dome (XXVII)

Downtown area, Los Angeles

Districts and
neighborhoods
Arts District * Bunker Hill * Chinatown * Civic Center * Fashion District * Financial District * Gallery Row * Historic Core * Jewelry District * Little Tokyo * Skid Row * South Park * Old Bank District * Toy District * Wholesale District
Points of
interest
Angels Flight * Broadway * City Hall * Convention Center * L.A. Live * Music Center * Olvera Street * Pershing Square * Staples Center * Union Station



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