The Lakers’ first world championship in a decade was met with fireworks across Southern California and a growing crowd near Staples Center despite urging from city leaders to stay away.
The Lakers’ first world championship in a decade was met Sunday with fireworks across Southern California and a growing crowd near Staples Center despite urging from city leaders to stay away.
A few hundred Lakers faithful were just outside the Staples Center complex, cheering as the team defeated the Miami Heat 106-93 in Game 6 of the NBA Finals in Orlando, Fla. Some cheered “Kobe, Kobe” in tribute to the former Lakers great who was killed in a helicopter crash this year. Fontana resident Jose Valdez, 24, came to downtown to watch the game. He wore a white Kobe jersey. A red mask covered his nose and mouth but his eyes couldn’t hide how he was feeling.The crowd was peaceful, and police were blocking entrances into Staples Center and L.A. Live. Some merchants were on the street selling souvenirs.
Meanwhile, fireworks could be seen and heard in neighborhoods across the city amid cheers and celebrations.
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