`RINGING' IN THEIR SEASON AS SCHEDULED.Byline: - Howard Beck EL SEGUNDO El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and - The Lakers will celebrate last season's championship on opening night, Oct. 30, as planned, the team announced Friday. Officials had considered delaying the ceremony to avoid clashing with a remembrance ceremony for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, which all NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= teams are holding opening night. The Lakers will hold both ceremonies before tipping off against the Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The franchise, based in Portland throughout its existence, entered the league in 1970 and has won the NBA Championship once, in 1977. at Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. . ``After several discussions, both with the league office and internally, as well as consultations with people outside the organization, we recognize reasons for both moving the date and maintaining it,'' owner Jerry Buss said in a written statement. ``However, our feeling is that the reasons to hold our ceremony on opening night, along with our tribute of the Sept. 11 tragedies, are more compelling than those to postpone it.'' |
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