The name will change when the Lakers host the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA’s annual Christmas showcase.Ĭ is a cryptocurrency platform and exchange headquartered in Singapore. The 20,000-seat arena has been the Staples Center since it opened in October 1999, with the naming rights owned by the American office-supplies retail company under a 20-year agreement. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the parties aren’t publicly announcing the terms of what’s believed to be the richest naming rights deal in sports history. The downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, the NHL’s Kings and the WNBA’s Sparks will change its name after 22 years of operation, arena owner AEG announced Tuesday night.Ī person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that is paying $700 million over 20 years to rename the building. Starting Christmas Day, it will be Arena. LOS ANGELES - Staples Center is getting a new name. “That definitely helps.”Īs he experienced on Saturday, though, that did not help enough.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close Menu “I know I’m not supposed to rush,” Thompson said. He made four of five of his money balls on the final rack. It’s that simple.”īecause of Thompson’s experience and sharpshooting, though, he stayed within contention until the end. “It was definitely not the mechanics,” Thompson said. He also went three-of-five on the fourth rack. But Thompson went three of five on the second rack when his money-ball attempt rimmed out. He went four of five on the money-ball rack. Thompson made all of his money-ball shots in every rack. Thompson has splashed a lot of 3-pointers before, but not at that rate. “I needed to have a great round and make every shot,” Thompson said. That left Thompson with a seemingly impossible objective. And he converted on four of his five attempts on his money-ball rack. He sank all five of his shots on the fourth rack.
It felt long for Thompson after seeing Booker rarely make a mistake.īooker made all of his money balls. “We’re both just trying to get through this weekend, man,” Thompson said. Instead, Thompson said he anticipates his friends and family members will tease him because “that’s what friends are for.” Mychal Thompson also argued his son should compete in the 3-point contest next year against teammate Stephen Curry in Charlotte, NC, a fitting moment considering that is Curry’s hometown and the two once competed against each other in 20. That included his father, Mychal Thompson, who played for the Showtime Lakers. There, Thompson’s hometown friends and family members watched. That left Thompson with mixed feelings playing in the same venue when he attended Lakers games as a child and played in three Pac-12 tournaments as a college player at Washington State.
After Thompson and Booker tied with 19 points in the first round, Booker set eclipsed the previous records that Thompson (27, 2016) and Stephen Curry (27, 2015) set in the final rounds of past 3-point contests.
But that moment showed how little margin for error Thompson had. Incidentally, that basket did not change the outcome since money-balls are worth two points. That included failing to make his money-ball shot on the second rack. But he did not shoot well enough to win what could have been his second 3-point contest in four appearances. The moment offered a fitting metaphor for Thompson, who finished with 25 points in the second round for second place behind Phoenix guard Devin Booker, who set an NBA record 28 points in the final round of the 3-point contest on Saturday. But just when it appeared his latest 3-point shot would sail into the net, the ball rimmed in and out. LOS ANGELES – The shot felt good once it left Klay Thompson’s hands.
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