This year's parade to celebrate the Lakers' NBA championship is scheduled to begin Monday at 11 a.m. at Staples Center, according to media reports. The entourage will head south again on Figueroa Street to Jefferson. Opening up the Coliseum free to a crowd of 80,000 was the big hit last year, but the initial reports don't mention the Coliseum this year.
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