{"id":6282,"date":"2021-11-19T13:19:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T21:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/?p=6282"},"modified":"2021-11-19T13:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T21:23:03","slug":"los-angeles-lakers-pechanga-honor-so-cal-military-by-hosting-basketball-clinics-with-lakers-alumni","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/los-angeles-lakers-pechanga-honor-so-cal-military-by-hosting-basketball-clinics-with-lakers-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Lakers &#038; Pechanga Honor So Cal Military By Hosting Basketball Clinics with Lakers Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_6283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6283\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-Hoops-for-Troops.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6283 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/2021-Hoops-for-Troops-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Troops stationed in Southern California pose with Lakers Legend Robert Horry during the Pechanga &amp; Lakers Hoops For Troops<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>EL SEGUNDO<\/strong>, Calif. \u2013 (<strong>November 19, 2021) <\/strong>\u2013 The Los Angeles Lakers and Pechanga Resort Casino invited Southern California active military members to the famous STAPLES Center court for the experience of a lifetime. Nearly 100 service members from the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside, Calif. and the Los Angeles Air Base in El Segundo laced up their sneakers, pulled on a new Hoops for Troops t-shirt and hit the hardwood for a one-hour basketball clinic with Lakers coaches and Lakers Legends. The troops participated in warm ups, dribbling and shooting drills, and some friendly competition. They received the chance to get up close to Lakers Legends James Worthy, Robert Horry and Michael Cooper. Robert Horry even took a couple minutes at the end of one of the sessions to allow the service members to ask him a few questions. \u201cWhat was it like playing with Kobe,\u201d one of them asked. \u201cWhat\u2019s your greatest accomplishment?\u201d and \u201cWhat do you do to improve yourself?\u201d also came from the group. \u201cIf it is meant to be, it starts with me,\u201d Horry echoed. \u201cThose are the words my dad would say and I live by those.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With their families able to watch from the arena seats, military members in the one-hour clinics received free t-shirts, tickets to that evening\u2019s Lakers game, and amazing lifetime memories.<\/p>\n<p>A special sponsorship between the Lakers and Pechanga Resort Casino created the \u201cHoops for Troops\u201d program in 2015. Now in its seventh year, the program shows service members that there are organizations that appreciate them and the sacrifices they make to serve the country.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dpQ1uIOFyGc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to Pechanga and the Lakers, because to be a part of Hoops for Troops is such an honor for me because I know they sacrifice they\u2019ve done,\u201d said Robert Horry. \u201cI\u2019ve been on USO tours and I\u2019ve seen the eagerness of them and that really sends a chill down your body because these people are sacrificing their lives for us and for our freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an honor to be chosen as one of the people from our base to play against one of the greatest Lakers ever. It was an honor,\u201d said Joon Soo Lee, who is stationed at the Los Angeles Air Force Base. \u201cIt was a great experience. It\u2019s super nice. I enjoyed every moment of today and what they do [Lakers &amp; Pechanga] for our world is a great thing in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lakers organization values supporting Service Members for the amazing work they do for us every day. We strive to provide experiences for Service Members and their families on and off the court, to take a night off and enjoy their loved ones. We want to show our support for their sacrifices,\u201d said Matt Makovec, Director of Community Relations, Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur servicemen and women make sacrifices every day that many of us take for granted,\u201d said Andrew Masiel Sr., President of the Pechanga Development Corporation. \u201cWe are honored to again be a part of this gesture of appreciation and support for all of their service and sacrifices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pechanga Resort Casino also provided hats for all fans who attended the Lakers\u2019 Veterans Day game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EL SEGUNDO, Calif. \u2013 (November 19, 2021) \u2013 The Los Angeles Lakers and Pechanga Resort Casino invited Southern California active military members to the famous STAPLES Center court for the experience of a lifetime. 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