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So much for the LAPD's threat to check tickets as a measure to keep Lakers fans from crowding the Staples Center neighborhood. "Lakers fans lined up 200 deep to get a seat for the game in ESPN Zone sports bar. Tipoff 4 hours out," KABC reporter Michael Linder tweeted. That's his TwitPic.
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Lakers fans lined up '200 deep' at L.A. Live sports bar
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