'The House That Kobe Built': Vanessa Bryant, others react to Staples Center name change
LOS ANGELES — Since it opened in 1999, the downtown venue where the Lakers play their home games has been known as Staples Center. Starting on Christmas Day, it will be known as Crypto.com Arena. But no matter what corporate name hangs outside the building, it will always be known as something else in the hearts of Lakers fans. As Vanessa Bryant wrote to go with a photo of Staples Center on ...
by Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times
Nov 17, 2021
1 minute
LOS ANGELES â Since it opened in 1999, the downtown venue where the Lakers play their home games has been known as Staples Center.
Starting on Christmas Day, it will be known as Crypto.com Arena.
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