LOL @ the Celtics!!
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EricT
Don't you ever get...
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
J.
Old Fart
This city is a landfill.
What started as a celebration of the Lakers' NBA Championship turned ugly when some revelers in downtown Los Angeles sparked fires, vandalized cars and buildings, set off fireworks, looted stores and clashed with police.
At least eight people were arrested, most at the Staples Center and a few others at a smaller gathering in the Crenshaw District, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. Most arrests involved disturbing the peace but there was one arson case.
Authorities said several police cars were damaged along with several MTA buses and a KABC-TV Channel 7 news van. Some fans marched up an onramp to the 110 Freeway and cheered passing cars.
There were also scattered reports of looting. A crowd broke the window of shoe store and ran through a gas station mini-mart, stealing products.
By 11 p.m., the crowd -- which once measured more than 1,000 -- had thinned out, and police were trying to break up small groups of Lakers fans causing trouble. Earlier, groups roamed the streets around the Staples Center, shaking passing cars and throwing debris. The situation worsened as Lakers fans in cars poured into the South Park area, some waving Lakers flags and cheering.
LAPD Chief William J. Bratton told KTTV Channel 11 that the crowd threw rocks and bottles at some officers and that he was proud of his department's response. He described the people causing the problems as "knuckleheads" and "cowards."
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were out in force in East Los Angeles, where some fans got out of hand after a Lakers victory last week. Celebrants were on the streets cheering and setting off some fireworks, but deputies reported no major problems. Deputies did close Whittier Boulevard for a while.
What started as a celebration of the Lakers' NBA Championship turned ugly when some revelers in downtown Los Angeles sparked fires, vandalized cars and buildings, set off fireworks, looted stores and clashed with police.
At least eight people were arrested, most at the Staples Center and a few others at a smaller gathering in the Crenshaw District, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. Most arrests involved disturbing the peace but there was one arson case.
Authorities said several police cars were damaged along with several MTA buses and a KABC-TV Channel 7 news van. Some fans marched up an onramp to the 110 Freeway and cheered passing cars.
There were also scattered reports of looting. A crowd broke the window of shoe store and ran through a gas station mini-mart, stealing products.
By 11 p.m., the crowd -- which once measured more than 1,000 -- had thinned out, and police were trying to break up small groups of Lakers fans causing trouble. Earlier, groups roamed the streets around the Staples Center, shaking passing cars and throwing debris. The situation worsened as Lakers fans in cars poured into the South Park area, some waving Lakers flags and cheering.
LAPD Chief William J. Bratton told KTTV Channel 11 that the crowd threw rocks and bottles at some officers and that he was proud of his department's response. He described the people causing the problems as "knuckleheads" and "cowards."
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies were out in force in East Los Angeles, where some fans got out of hand after a Lakers victory last week. Celebrants were on the streets cheering and setting off some fireworks, but deputies reported no major problems. Deputies did close Whittier Boulevard for a while.
War Ensemble
Enos, You Dipstick!
It appears that these people would cause problems if the women's basketball team won a title. They are just looking for an excuse to be "knuckleheads" and "cowards."
Dr. Pete
Asian Frank
Krilons Resa
Jerry's married?!
J.
Old Fart
Time for the annual riots! Vehicles being pelted with cement fragments, fans being beaten, bonfires galore, yeehaw!
Can we get a 1070 Bill in CA for the love of gawwwwwwwwd!?!?
Can we get a 1070 Bill in CA for the love of gawwwwwwwwd!?!?
Badbird
Never banned
March Madness isn't predictable and boring basketball at all. NBA most of the time the same teams but that also happen in the 80's and 90's as well.
9 out of 10 players from the starting lineups would be behind bars if they weren't proficient at dribbling a basketball. I'm good for one series a year, a decent pretext for bbq and brew.
J.
Old Fart
true. even baseball, which i love (and is hardly "instant gratification") has become "so who are the yankees going to beat this year?"
college football is where it's at
