After lunch we went down to the pool for a while. Jake and I played ball in the pool, I hot-tubbed, Nicky had a swim and a sunbathe.
Mid afternoon we got in the car and headed for downtown LA. Finding the Staples center turned out to be really easy and we parked right across the road from it. We had a look in the Lakers store and Jake got a cap and a Bryant shirt. Nicky was very disappointed that nowhere had any Lakers foam fingers!
We had tea across the road at the ESPN Zone and after a little wander we went in and got settled in. Our seats were right at the top but we had a great view. Confusingly, even though the Staples center is the home of the Lakers, it is also home for the Clippers who they were playing, and this was a Clippers home game, so the banners, court etc were decked out the the Clippers logo. I think that the Lakers must be coasting a bit as they've already made the playoffs, so there was no Kobe tonight and the Lakers lost by 107 to 91. Still, we all enjoyed the spectacle - lots of fun and a good atmosphere.
Roads were fairly busy around the stadium so it took a while to get back, and we only made one wrong turn.
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