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LAPD Makes 40 Arrests After Lakers' Win
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The AP via YellowBrix
June 19, 2010
Despite a massive Los Angeles police presence Thursday night, sporadic violence broke out near Staples Center after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.
Crowds hurled bottles and other objects at police, smashed marquees, jumped on vehicles, broke windows, and set rubbish dumpsters and vehicles on fire along Figueroa Street north of Staples Center and on Flower Street.
Police fired non-lethal rounds to disperse the crowd at Figueroa and Venice Boulevard after several small fires were set, as well as at 11th and Hope streets. At 7th and Flower, a car believed to be a taxicab was engulfed in flames.
skascooter007
almost 3 years ago
2010 Comments
BOOOOOOO what a bunch of troglodytes (ugh ugh grunt)
Baxter2
almost 3 years ago
1846 Comments
Disgraceful uncivilized trash.
Anonymous
almost 3 years ago
To call them Animals is an insult to other species...
rsironron
almost 3 years ago
5220 Comments
All I can say is these people are morons.
Weberstudios
almost 3 years ago
204 Comments
good thing they didnt loose...
Anonymous
almost 3 years ago
Just a bunch of idiotic morons.....
BklynsFinest347
almost 3 years ago
2016 Comments
Savages!!
Jonas
almost 3 years ago
38366 Comments
I'm am a Laker fan, NOT! Just think of the reaction to a Celtics win. What else can one expect from the left coast? When from Maine, one roots for Boston! Go Sox!!!
Patrolman25
almost 3 years ago
178 Comments
A few bad apples making all the other fans look like idiots.
Irishcop1961
almost 3 years ago
36912 Comments
It amazes me how teams can win a champoinship and fans act this way. Some people just act like animals.
mpd_943
almost 3 years ago
2486 Comments
LA is not the only place this has happened. I'll never understand why fans start a riot after WINNING a championship.
Oncethere2506
almost 3 years ago
274 Comments
Only 40 arrests? I guess they ran out of handcuffs for all of these nit-wits!
uncledennis1
almost 3 years ago
22264 Comments
Idiots
SERT0629
almost 3 years ago
474 Comments
BUNCH OF MORONS....ONLY IN LA DO THE FANS DESTROY STUFF WHEN THEIR TEAM WINS A CHAMPIONSHIP
propbraker
almost 3 years ago
894 Comments
Animals.