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Lakers moving G League team to Coachella Valley
The move gives the Lakers a larger home venue and extends their long-running basketball presence in the desert, officials said.
- On Thursday, the Los Angeles Lakers announced they are relocating their G League affiliate from El Segundo to the Coachella Valley, rebranding as the Coachella Valley Lakers to begin play at Acrisure Arena starting next season.
- Longstanding connections to the area include hosting 1980s training camps for the Showtime Lakers in Palm Desert; Acrisure Arena has further strengthened this relationship by hosting four Lakers preseason games in the past three years.
- Lakers President of Business Operations Lon Rosen called the move an "incredible opportunity for the organization," and the 11,000-seat Acrisure Arena will host the team with season ticket deposits starting at $100 per account available online.
- Sharing Acrisure Arena with the American Hockey League's Coachella Valley Firebirds, the Coachella Valley Lakers will operate concurrently with the hockey team from November through April each season.
- In two decades, the franchise has recorded 60 NBA call-ups across 38 players; community member Mark Weissman said the move is "good for the community," though he noted fan attendance remains the key question.
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The Los Angeles Lakers announced Thursday that their G League affiliate will relocate from El Segundo to the Coachella Valley and rebrand as the Coachella Valley Lakers. The team will play its home games at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert. “Moving the Lakers G League team to the Coachella Valley is an incredible opportunity for [...]
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