In light of the violence that took place on Sunday night after the Lakers clinched their 15th NBA title in 30 tries, Laker guard Derek Fisher made another plea to the fans to act like adults and celebrate responsibly at tomorrow's parade. I won't get into the logistics again of what transpired Sunday night, but I just hope the fans can be civil, and show some respect to each other, the city, the team and the local businesses around the downtown and the parade route.
As for the parade itself, it will begin at Staples Center at 11am PT, and make its way south on Figueroa through south downtown, and end up at the Coliseum for a monster rally. The first 95,000 fans who arrive at the Coliseum will be allowed in, where the rally will take place inside the Coliseum. In years past, the parade would start at City Hall, and come down Figueroa to Staples Center, where the rally would be held outside the front of the building. But because L.A. Live now sits where the empty parking lot across from Staples on Chick Hearn Court used to sit, where hundreds of thousands of fans stood for the previous three rallies, the city and team re-routed the parade route.
The Lakers are paying for half of the parade costs, while private investors have picked up about 90% of the city's half of the costs. The parade will be televised on FSN West for four hours beginning at 9:30am.
As for the parade itself, it will begin at Staples Center at 11am PT, and make its way south on Figueroa through south downtown, and end up at the Coliseum for a monster rally. The first 95,000 fans who arrive at the Coliseum will be allowed in, where the rally will take place inside the Coliseum. In years past, the parade would start at City Hall, and come down Figueroa to Staples Center, where the rally would be held outside the front of the building. But because L.A. Live now sits where the empty parking lot across from Staples on Chick Hearn Court used to sit, where hundreds of thousands of fans stood for the previous three rallies, the city and team re-routed the parade route.
The Lakers are paying for half of the parade costs, while private investors have picked up about 90% of the city's half of the costs. The parade will be televised on FSN West for four hours beginning at 9:30am.
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