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California Sports, Inc.
 PROFILE
California Sports keeps Jack Nicholson courtside. The company controls 65% of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team, which entertains fans (including actor Nicholson) at the 19,000-seat Staples Center. The team has won 13 NBA titles (the latest in 2001) since joining the league as the Minnesota Lakers in 1949 (plus two titles in previous leagues) and is considered one of the most valuable franchises in the NBA. California Sports also owns the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks, which plays in the Great Western Form. Chairman Jerry Buss, a real estate mogul who bought the Lakers in 1979, owns the company. Billionaire entrepreneur Philip Anschutz and developer Edward Roski (who control the Staples Center) own 25% of the Lakers.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: July
2000 Sales (mil.): 133.20
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 21.1%
Employees: 150
Revenue per employee: $888,000.00

 KEY PEOPLE
• Jerry Buss
    CEO
• Joe McCormack
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
3900 W. Manchester Blvd.
Inglewood, CA 90305
US
Phone: 310-419-3100
Fax: 310-419-3234
Online: Web Site

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