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    So I'm creating a YELP Page for the Drew League. It's a summer league held in Watts, Ca. in Los Angeles. It started out as a league for inner city players from: Watts, South Central, Compton... back in the 1970's but has grown in popularity over the years and now features NBA players (during their offseason) in addition to regular players. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/drew-league-los-angeles?select=11YO8_Gczi6QBwy7Yq_iSg#11YO8_Gczi6QBwy7Yq_iSg ========= LOCATION ========= Located in Los Angeles, more specifically in Watts @ the King Drew High School gymnasium. The court it a pretty nice indoor upper echelon high school basketball court. There's rows of seating on both sides of the court that go about 30 row high. The arena can hold a few thousand spectators. =========== THE LEAGUE =========== If you like basketball I suggest you check it out. A few of the teams are owned by celebrities such as THE GAME and BARON DAVIS. Most importantly, IT'S FREE to come watch. It's a first come first serve basis. There's usually 7 games (14 teams) per day, with games starting as early as 10am and ending around 8pm. Some of the notable players to play games here are: - Kobe Bryant - Lebron James - Kevin Durant - James Harden - Paul Pierce - Metta World Peace / Ron Artest - John Wall - Paul George - Javal McGee - Byron Scott - Micheal Cooper - Baron Davis Some of the regulars, who play in multiple weeks during the summer include: Kevin Durant, James Harden, Nick Young, Metta World Peace, Darren Collison, Trevor Ariza, The Game and a few others. NIKE now sponsors the Drew League and there is a DJ and play by play announcer. ==== TIPS ==== - After July 1st (NBA free agency) is when the NBA players are allowed to play. After that the lines to get in tend to be really long so come early. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/drew-league-los-angeles?select=11YO8_Gczi6QBwy7Yq_iSg#0Y8ShFBYrfd4yjzOLiv9Wg - There's a hole-in-the-wall type food court which has $1.00 tacos, chips, candy, Kool Aid, sodas, popcorn etc. on the cheap. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/drew-league-los-angeles?select=gE5fQWtW1LCu1S0IOhukBQ#7q21FLxBRaPsv7-EsdLZAg - Follow the DREW LEAGUE Twitter page, they update their Twiitter Feed multiple times a day and will let you know when celebs or NBA players might be coming and/or arrive. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/drew-league-los-angeles?select=gE5fQWtW1LCu1S0IOhukBQ#L0DktqEfksd64phFTP-uCg =============== FINAL THOUGHTS =============== You get to see some pretty good basketball (even if there's no NBA players) for free and can possibly be 5-10 feet from some of the best basketball players on the planet. It's in the ghetto so the neighborhood ain't the safest BUT I mean it's pretty much a straight shoot from the freeway and if NBA players are up for it, you should be too.

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    I had season tickets in San Diego for 10 years. They moved to the soccer stadium up in LA and…read moretried to charge me 4x the price for really bad seats. Not having $13K for tickets I had to cancel. Sofi opened and I bought tickets again. They sold me the three like I had in San Diego. The next season I asked for a forth. Family and friends changing 4 would better accommodate my situation. I also paid the $1000 for tailgating parking. Each of the last 4 years I tried to add a seat. I was told none were available. My friend who is in the army and stationed in Germany called to get tickets 2 years ago and the Chargers sold him 4 tickets better than mine for less. I mentioned this to my so called rep with the Chargers and said there are different tickets but would not provide details. Why as a customer am I getting treated different. I was born in SD in a military family. Why I am a Charger fan. This year I expressly stated I would not renew unless I could get a 4th seat. I had friends call to buy 4 tickets and they were told no problem. I was told to wait for relocation time. Relocation time I got an email stating I can move my 3 tickets but if I wanted to add or remove tickets I needed to call. I called and they saw the 4 years of my calls and requests. I was told they had to talk with the lead staff to see what they could do. After a long hold the Chargers stated since I sold some of my tickets the last few seasons they would not sell me a fourth ticket. I can not in recommend doing business with the Chargers. I don't know the schedule when the games are. I don't know where I will be or if you will flex tickets that we planned for. Most importantly you can't sell these tickets you greedy tool. NFL take note and get new leadership here. You lost a 20 year ticket holder because I asked to buy an extra seat! You must be stupid.

    A lot of people agree, the Chargers shouldn't have moved from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017…read more Since then, the Chargers have solidified their second-tier status with other secondary LA teams. They include the Angels (MLB), Clippers (NBA), Ducks (NHL), and LAFC (MLS). The Dodgers (2020), Lakers (2020), Kings (2014), and Galaxy (2014) have won league championships more recently than their LA counterparts. The Rams are the last team to win the Super Bowl (2022). I think the Chargers are most comparable to the Clippers. The Chargers and Rams share SoFi Stadium as their home stadium. The Lakers and Clippers share Crypto.com Arena as their home arena. The Chargers haven't won a Super Bowl and have made it to The Big Game only one time (1994). The Rams have won two Super Bowls and have made it to The Big Game five times. The Chargers and Clippers have spent less time in LA than the Rams and Lakers, respectively. Also, coincidentally, the Chargers and Clippers both moved from San Diego to LA (the Clips moved to LA in 1984). Throughout history, the Chargers haven't been a bad team. They just haven't had much postseason success despite their fair share of playoff appearances. I know the Chargers best for the Philips Rivers era. Rivers went to college the same time I did. As a Georgia Tech student and fan, I watched Rivers' career unfold when he was the QB at conference rival NC State. Rivers would go on to have a 16-year career with the Chargers (2004-2019). He started every game during the 2006-2019 seasons. Including his final NFL season with the Indianapolis Colts, Rivers is second all-time in most consecutive starts (240) by an NFL QB behind Brett Favre (297). Rivers has the most passing yards and passing touchdowns among NFL players to have never reached the Super Bowl. The closest Rivers got to the Super Bowl was the 2008 AFC Championship Game (2007 season), a 21-12 loss at New England. Rivers never played in another conference championship game. The Rivers era coincided with LaDainian Tomlinson's time with the Chargers (2001-2010). LT was an absolute beast in his prime, which was at the same time the Chargers last made the aforementioned AFC title game. He set the NFL record in rushing touchdowns in 2006 with 28 touchdowns. From 2004 to 2007, LT led the league in rushing TDs three out of four years. He also led the league in rushing yards in back-to-back seasons, 2006-2007. He was the NFL's MVP in 2006. Since moving to LA in 2017, the Chargers have had three winning seasons. However, they've only made the playoffs once (in January 2019; 2018 season). The team just finished its first season under new head coach Brandon Staley. This is Staley's first job as an NFL head coach. He spent the previous few years as a linebackers coach for the Chicago Bears and Denver Broncos and, most recently, as the defensive coordinator for the Rams.

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