The venue opened as the home of the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers, as well as the NHL's Los Angeles Kings in 1999.

During the late summer of 2010, modifications were made to the arena, including refurbished locker rooms for the Clippers, Kings, and Lakers and the installation of a new high-definition center-hung video scoreboard, replacing the original one that had been in place since the building opened in 1999.

Odom played college basketball for the Rhode Island Rams before being drafted in the first round with the fourth overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1999 NBA Draft.

The Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena became a companion facility to the adjacent Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and home court to the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA from October 1960 to December 1967, the Los Angeles Clippers also of the NBA from 1984 – 1999, the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL from October to December 1967 during their inaugural 1967-68 season, the USC Trojans basketball team of the NCAA from 1959 – 2006, the UCLA Bruins Basketball team of the NCAA from 1959 – 1965 and again as a temporary home in 2011-2012, the Los Angeles Blades of the Western Hockey League from 1961 to 1967, the Los Angeles Sharks of the WHA from 1972 – 1974, the Los Angeles Cobras of the AFL in 1988, and the original Los Angeles Stars of the ABA from 1968 – 1970.

The team has gone through more name changes after that which were Batavia Pirates in 1961, Batavia Trojans in 1966, Batavia Clippers again in 1988 and finally " Batavia Muckdogs " in 1999.

* Brian Cook – basketball ( 1999 – 2003 ), Third all time scorer for the Illini, currently plays professionally for the Los Angeles Clippers

Sean Collins co-founded Thames Clippers in 1999 with partner Alan Woods.

On Aug. 4, 1999 he was traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Johnny Newman to the L. A. Clippers for Lamond Murray.

Since earning a hard-fought spot on the Utah Jazz in 1998, which only lasted two months, he later played for the Los Angeles Clippers ( also playing during the short-lived 1999 season in the CBA ) and the Orlando Magic, where he first developed into an important player, averaging 12 points and 3 assists per game during 2001-02, while appearing in 81 games.

The 1999 – 2000 season brought upon four huge changes: a new home floor at Staples Center ( which they share with the city rival Los Angeles Clippers ), newer, more modern jerseys replacing the ones worn by the Lakers since the late 70's, a new coach in Phil Jackson, and a new system: the triangle offense.

He would also play for the Indiana Pacers and Los Angeles Clippers during his 10-year NBA career from 1989 to 1999.

* Brian Cook ( 1999 )- NBA player currently playing for Los Angeles Clippers

Over two-thirds of the members, and all the serving MPs, of the Liberal Party joined this party, led first jointly by Steel and the SDP leader Robert Maclennan, and later by Paddy Ashdown ( 1988 – 99 ), Charles Kennedy ( 1999 – 2006 ), Sir Menzies Campbell ( 2006 – 07 ) and Nick Clegg ( incumbent ).

Cuba joined the Latin American Integration Association becoming the tenth member ( out of 12 ) on 26 August 1999.

After the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic is completing a major reorganisation and reduction of the armed forces, which intensified after the Czech Republic joined NATO on 12 March 1999.

This goal was rapidly met with great success, as the nation joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004, and held the Presidency of the European Union during the first half of 2009.

General Krulak joined MBNA America in September 1999 as chief administrative officer, responsible for personnel, benefits, compensation, education, and other administrative services.

Switzerland was the last country to tie its currency to gold ; it backed 40 % of its value until the Swiss joined the International Monetary Fund in 1999.

French troops joined the 1999 NATO bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Dan Quayle joined Cerberus Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar private equity firm, in 1999 and is chairman of the company's Global Investments division.

After stability returned to Lesotho, the SADC task force withdrew from the country in May 1999, leaving only a small task force ( joined by Zimbabwean troops ) to provide training to the LDF.

In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community ( later the European Union ) and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.

Nauru finally joined the UN in 1999.

Sandy Ginoza joined USC / ISI in 1999 to work on RFC editing, and Alice Hagens in 2005.

In 1999, Uzbekistan joined the GUAM alliance ( Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova ), which was formed in 1997 ( temporarily making it GUUAM until Uzbekistan withdrew in 2005 ).

He moved to Moscow in 1996 and joined president Boris Yeltsin's administration where he rose quickly, becoming acting President on 31 December 1999 when Yeltsin resigned unexpectedly.

On 12 March 1999, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland joined NATO ; Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, and Slovakia joined in March 2004 ; Croatia and Albania joined on 1 April 2009.

In 1999, the XFree86 team joined X. Org as an honorary ( non-paying ) member, encouraged by various hardware companies interested in using XFree86 with Linux and in its status as the most popular version of X.

Austria joined the European Union in 1995 ( Video of the signing in 1994 ), and Austria was set on the track towards joining the Eurozone, when it was established in 1999.

The Moderates joined with the People's Party on 27 November 1999, forming the People's Party Moderates.

The country joined the Euro in 1999.

This group was joined by Spain ’ s CASA following an agreement in December 1999.

In 1999, Russia opposed the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia for more than two months ( see Kosovo War ), but later joined NATO peace-keeping forces in the Balkans in June 1999.

Susan Levy later joined with Donna Raley, the mother of another young woman who disappeared in 1999 from Modesto, to form " Wings of Protection ", a support group for people with missing loved ones.

Tim Duncan and David Robinson won the 1999 championship with the Spurs, and Shaquille O ' Neal and Kobe Bryant started the 2000s with three consecutive championships for the Lakers.

Following the Lakers are the Chicago Bulls with six championships, all of them over an 8-year span during the 1990s, and the San Antonio Spurs with four championships, all since 1999.

The Spurs won the NBA championship in 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007, while the Lakers won the championship in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010.

Before moving to Staples Center, for 32 seasons ( 1967 – 1999 ), the Lakers played their home games at The Forum in Inglewood, California, located approximately ten miles southwest of the team's current home at Staples Center.

During the 1999 NBA preseason, the Lakers played their home games at the Forum before officially moving into Staples Center, and once again hosted a preseason game versus the Golden State Warriors on October 9, 2009, this time to commemorate the team's 50th anniversary season in Los Angeles.

* John Celestand ( born 1977 ), 30th Pick of 1999 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.

In the 1999 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3 – 1, swept the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers 4 – 0, and defeated the Cinderella story New York Knicks 4 – 1 in the Finals.

In 1999, Rice was again traded along with J. R. Reid, this time to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for fan favorite, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell.

The Lakers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 NBA playoffs, but Rice averaged 18 points per game.

Armstrong and J. R. Reid to Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones on March 10, 1999.

Wallace was named an NBA All-Star in 2000 and 2001 and led the Trail Blazers to the Western Conference Finals in 1999 and 2000, losing to the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers, respectively.

Queen Of Angels ( 1999 – 2004 ) was his official web site, and Lakers Talk ( 2002 – 2006 ) was a fansite for the Los Angeles Lakers.

On April 5, 1999, Fox scored his 6, 000th career point in the Lakers ' 117-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets.

The Forum achieved its greatest fame as the home of the Los Angeles Lakers, of the NBA and of the Los Angeles Kings, of the NHL from 1967 – 1999, when the teams moved to Staples Center.

The Lakers ' 118 – 107 playoff loss to the San Antonio Spurs on May 23, 1999 was the last meaningful Lakers ' game played in the Forum.

In the 1999 NBA Playoffs, the Spurs dominated and finished with a 15 – 2 mark, including sweeps of the Blazers and Lakers.

In 1999, he joined a Lakers team led by Shaquille O ' Neal and Kobe Bryant.

The 7 ' 4 " ( 2. 24 m ) center was drafted by the Pacers out of Marist College Foot problems hobbled Smits for the majority of his career, and he retired at the conclusion of the Pacers ' 1999 – 2000 season, after Indiana was defeated by the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals 4 games to 2.

After retiring from his playing career, he coached the Lakers franchise during the 1999 " lockout season " after coach Del Harris was fired.