Regarding the Lakers vs Nuggets pre-season game on 10/23/09:
Traffic within 1 mile of the San Diego Sports Arena was atrocious!!! We got in line to exit the freeway less than 1 mile from the Arena and 1 hour before the start of the game. It took an hour and half to get to the parking lot, then another 20 minutes to park and walk to the Arena. We parked in a 1 hour zone, we didn't see any other parking spots.
We missed most of the first half of the game, didn't see Kobe play at all as he played in the first half only. My husband left the game to move the car and security wouldn't let him back in. He saw only 7 minutes of the game.
I purchased these tickets for my son's 16th birthday. He plays basketball and is a die hard Lakers and Kobe fan. Hi missed almost half the game, didn't get to see Kobe play, and didn't get to watch the game with his father. Unfortunately all of the negative aspects of the game being at the San Diego Sports Arena overshadowed his excitement for being at his first NBA game ever (we normally can't afford to buy these tickets). I will NEVER go to an event at the San Diego Sports Arena again. I highly recommend the Lakers organization NOT schedule to play there ever again...for the sake of their fans.