The Los Angeles D-Fenders are a NBA Development League (D-League) team based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 2006, the team is owned by the Los Angeles Lakers, who are the first National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise to own a D-League team. Like their parent club, the D-Fenders played most of their home games at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles from 2006-2010. Beginning in the 2010-2011 season the D-Fenders play their home games at the Toyota Sports Center in nearby El Segundo, which also serves as the Lakers official practice facility.
All games are broadcast in streaming audio from the team's official website and on the NBA's Futurecast web channel. On December 21, 2012, the D-Fenders announced a telecast agreement with Time Warner Cable SportsNet Channel. Twelve select home games are scheduled for broadcast for the 2012-2013 season. The on-air talent is A. C. Green (color commentary), a former forward for the Lakers and three time Championship ring holder and Steve Quis (play-by-play duties).
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