The Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission (LASEC) hosted its 20th Anniversary Celebration of Lakers All-Access event at Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. At this official Lakers event, guests enjoyed exclusive activities that included touring the Lakers locker room, on-court drills with Lakers coaches, photo opportunities with Lakers players, legends, the Laker Girls and the NBA Championship Trophies, as well as tastings and giveaways courtesy of event sponsors. Guests experienced an insider’s look at one of the most storied NBA franchises of all time.
Speakers included: President & Owner Jeanie Buss, Guard Luka Dončić, Head Coach JJ Redick, General Manager Rob Pelinka, and Co-Writers and Executive Producers of Running Point, Mindy Kaling, David Stassen and Ike Barinholtz. Play-by-play announcer Bill MacDonald moderated the event. Additionally, event participants included: former Guard Michael Cooper, former Center Vlade Divac, Center Jaxson Hayes, former Forward Spencer Haywood, former Forward Robert Horry, Forward Dalton Knecht, Coach Nate McMillan, former Forward Josh Powell, former Forward Metta Sandiford-Artest, and former Shooting Guard Sasha Vujacic.
Following dinner on the court, the evening program began with Rob Pelinka, J.J. Redick and the newest Laker Luka Dončić, talking about their final playoff push this season. The second panel featured Jeanie Buss, and the Co-Writers and Executive Producers of Running Point, Mindy Kaling, David Stassen and Ike Barinholtz,
who discussed their latest Netflix show, which draws inspiration from the experience of a powerful woman navigating the hyper-male world of a professional basketball team in Los Angeles.