In honor of National Mentoring Month, the Lakers celebrated Mentor Night at STAPLES Center on Sunday, January 15th. Pairs of mentors and mentees from Big Brothers Big Sisters were invited to watch the Lakers take on the Detroit Pistons. Founded in 1925, Big Brothers Big Sisters mission is to provide youth of all beliefs and backgrounds throughout the greater Los Angeles region with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. The organization annually pairs 400 young people with one-to-one mentoring matches.
In addition to watching the game, the mentors and mentees were invited to a post-game Q&A with Larry Nance and Stu Lantz.