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Los Angeles Lakers Announce "Hoops For Troops" Program for Select Preseason Games

Partnership with Pechanga Resort & Casino Allowing Military & Families Participation in Lakers Basketball Clinics

LOS ANGELES - Members of the military will be able to brush up on their basketball skills with the help of Los Angeles Lakers player development coaches before three of this year’s preseason games. A special partnership between the Lakers and Pechanga Resort & Casino has created the “Hoops for Troops” program. It offers the chance for 50 U.S. Armed Forces servicemen and women to receive tips from professionals on shooting, dribbling and other skills before the games at Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario on Oct.