Laker Game

I sat 5th row center court for the Laker game vs. the Atlanta Hawks last night, a ticket provided courtesy of my poker backers. Pretty sweet. I am not a Laker fan or even an NBA fan, but it was a lot of fun, and the Lakers have a pretty nice team. Seem to have good chemistry. I enjoyed getting to see Jordan Farmar, ex-UCLA star.

I forgot my camera, so all I could do was snap a few shots with my phone. The Staples Center is quite an arena. They have two levels around the court that all appear to be excellent seats. Then, they have three straight levels of box suites, then a nosebleed section above those. The nosebleeds appear to be higher up then any arena I have ever been to, so its good to know for future events I'd rather stay home then sit up there.

Phil Jackson is on the Laker bench (I am a big fan of Phil's from back in the Chicago Bulls dynasty days):

That's Jack Nickolson sitting to the left of the guy in the black hat courtside.