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Lakers' top 10 Staples Center moments as Crypto.com era begins

LOS ANGELES — For the first time since it opened in 1999, the sports venue in downtown Los Angeles will have a name other than Staples Center. As of Saturday, it will be known as Crypto.com Arena, as part of a 20-year deal between the Singapore cryptocurrency exchange and AEG.

To commemorate the end of an era, we have compiled our top 10 Staples Center moments for the Lakers.

June 4, 2000

Before their relationship would

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