via NBA:
The Los Angeles Clippers agreed to a 10-year extension on their lease at the Staples Center, which owner Philip Anschutz put up for sale in September. Terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed by the National Basketball Association team, which played its first regular season at the venue on Nov. 2, 1999. The new lease runs through June 2024.
Per NBA.com:
LOS ANGELES (January 22, 2013) – The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to a 10-year extension of their STAPLES Center lease it was jointly announced by Andy Roeser, President, Los Angeles Clippers and Timothy J. Leiweke, President & CEO, AEG, owner and operators of the Los Angeles arena. Terms of the agreement were not released.
“We are very excited about our present and our future at STAPLES Center. It is indeed an honor to benefit from the sustained stability that accompanies being part of the greatest venue in the NBA, and we are glad to provide this state of the art backdrop to our deserving and loyal fan base,” sai...
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