LOS ANGELES – U.S. military living and stationed in Southern California will be invited to participate in basketball skills clinics with the help of Los Angeles Lakers before three of this year’s preseason games. A special partnership between the Lakers and Pechanga Resort & Casino created the “Hoops for Troops” program in 2015. The program returns starting Sunday, Sept. 30 for another successful year, offering the chance for 50 U.S. Armed Forces servicemen and women to receive tips from former Lakers legends Robert Horry, James Worthy and Metta World Peace on shooting, dribbling and other skills. Each clinic takes place before the preseason games at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego on Sept.