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Los Angeles City Hall and Staples Center will be lit up in purple Monday night to recognize International Overdose Awareness Day which seeks to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of a drug- related death. The day also acknowledges the grief felt by families and friends remembering those who have died or had a permanent injury as a…

Staples Center will serve as a vote center for the November election in connection with the agreement to end the boycott of playoff games by NBA players, it was announced Saturday. The agreement between the players’ union and league announced Friday to end the boycott included a commitment to work with officials in every NBA city to use team arenas…

Staples Center will serve as a polling place for the November election, part of a series of initiatives the NBA is rolling out after the players protest. Mekahlo Medina reports Aug. 30, 2020.

Athletes and entertainers joined the public and the Bryant family to celebrate the life of Kobe Byrant and his daughter Gigi during Monday’s ceremony at Staples Center in Los Angeles. 

Two Los Angeles Lakers players have tested positive for COVID-19, the team announced on Thursday. Players were given the option of being tested on Wednesday morning, and 14 did. However, the full team has yet to be tested according to multiple reports. The Lakers decided to test their players after it was announced that four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin…

As the coronavirus continues to disrupts sports across the globe, athletes, coaches, and owners have joined together to help those affected by the pandemic. On Saturday, the Los Angeles Lakers, L.A. Clippers, and L.A. Kings, three teams that each call Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles their home, have joined together to provide financial support for the myriad of...

Fans and vendors traveled from around the country to pay tribute to Kobe ahead of his memorial service. Kim Tobin reports on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.

A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some of the items would go to Bryant’s widow and other family members. The cleanup of flowers, balloons, jerseys, stuffed toys and basketballs began at 4 a.m., Staples Center President Lee Zeidman tweeted....

On December 18, 2017, Kobe Bryant stood on the floor at Staples Center and watched as both his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys went into the rafters alongside the pantheon of other Lakers’ legends. As he was handed the microphone to speak, a humble Bryant began by not thanking the Lakers, or those that helped him during his illustrious…

All the items left outside the Staples Center in a tribute to Lakers great Kobe Bryant will be collected and given to his family. In a statement Lee Zeidman from the Lakers said, “The Lakers asked L.A. LIVE and STAPLES Center to collect, catalog and store all of the donated items until further directions are provided by the Bryant...

After the Super Bowl on Sunday, the memorial in honor of Kobe Bryant in front of the Staples Center will be removed and given to his family. Gene Kang reports for Today in LA on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020.

Fans call it The House that Kobe Built, and since Kobe Bryant’s shocking death in a helicopter crash mourners by the thousands have gathered outside the glistening steel-and-glass edifice where the Los Angeles Lakers legend made so much basketball history.

Monitors outside Staples Center continue to project images of Kobe Bryant and his daughter in the wake of their deaths. Fans from around the world have stopped to mourn the Laker they felt they knew, including a couple who had a Lakers themed wedding. Angie Crouch reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.