LAKERS AND HOME COURT ADVANTAGE BACK WHERE THEY BELONG
May 21, 2008Fans Can Watch Road Playoff Games on STAPLES Center's Big Screens With Proceeds Going to Charity- Tickets Available Thursday
LOS ANGELES (May 21, 2008) - The Lakers are back in the NBA Western Conference Finals and STAPLES Center is the place for fans to come and support their team while they are on the road, together the Los Angeles Lakers, STAPLES Center and AEG will once again host "Lakers Home Court Advantage," live showings at STAPLES Center of the team's upcoming road playoff games on Sunday, May 25th and Tuesday, May 27th.
Tickets to watch games three (Sunday, May 25th) and four (Tuesday, May 27th) of the NBA Western Conference Finals, live from San Antonio as part of "Lakers Home Court Advantage," go on-sale this Thursday, May 22nd, beginning at 10:00 AM at STAPLES Center's box office, at all Ticketmaster outlets, and online at www.ticketmaster.com (tickets will not be available by telephone). Tickets are priced at $15.00 for adults and $10.00 for children ages 3-13.
Proceeds from the events will be donated to the Los Angeles Lakers Youth Foundation and the STAPLES Center Foundation, both 501 (c) (3) charities with an emphasis on benefiting the youth of greater Los Angeles. In seasons past, over $300,000 was raised through Lakers Home Court Advantage for the charities.
As in previous years, live broadcasts of road games will be shown on the arena's 1200 television monitors including the four giant 16 x 13 foot Mitsubishi Diamondvision scoreboard screens. Entertainment, including performances by the Laker Girls, will be produced by the team's game night staff to help provide all those attending the true game night experience.
Parking for fans attending "Lakers Home Court Advantage," will be available in Lot 5 (off of Figueroa and 12th Street), Cherry Parking Garage (off of Cherry Street between Pico and 11th Street) and will be $10.00 per vehicle.
Contacts
Michael Roth
STAPLES Center
213-742-7155
Cara Vanderhook
STAPLES Center
213-742-7273
John Black
Los Angeles Lakers
310-426-6001