Basketball 101

We would like to offer you the opportunity to participate in an exciting, private event which will give you an up-close and personal look at your favorite team.

5th Annual
Basketball 101 with the Los Angeles Lakers
The Complete Game
with Phil Jackson

STAPLES Center
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
5 p.m.

BASKETBALL 101 is an officially sanctioned NBA and Los Angeles Lakers event. Guests will include 400 men and women in the business, entertainment and sports industries, along with the media. Whether you're a diehard fan or just want to enjoy the game, you need BASKETBALL 101. Join us for this fun and interactive event with "coaching" from the experts including (in alphabetical order):

• Jeanie Buss, Executive Vice President, Los Angeles Lakers
• Michael Cooper, former player and current Head Coach, Los Angeles Sparks
• Jordan Farmar, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
• Derek Fisher, Guard, Los Angeles Lakers
• Hue Hollins, Retired Referee, NBA
• Phil Jackson, Head Coach, Los Angeles Lakers
• Bill Macdonald, Broadcaster, FSN (emcee)
• Kurt Rambis, former player and current Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Lakers
• Brian Shaw, former player and current Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Lakers
• Luke Walton, Forward, Los Angeles Lakers
• Tex Winter, Basketball Consultant, Los Angeles Lakers

Ticket prices start at $550 per person (or $5,000 for a table of 10) and include:

• Free Throw Practice on the Lakers Court
• Lakers Locker Room tour
• Cocktail Reception
• Buffet Dinner
• On-Court Tutorial Session by all the speakers
• Silent Auction
• Gift Bag
• BASKETBALL 101 program

Net proceeds from the event benefit the LASEC and LA Lakers Youth Foundation, both 501c(3) organizations.

For more information or to make your reservation, please contact:
Karina Siam, LA Sports & Entertainment Commission
(213) 236-2354
ksiam@lasec.us