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Celtics Star Raffles Off Luxury Suite

Filed under: Charity

Fans of the Celtics/Lakers longtime rivalry can experience a game in luxury with a new raflle being held to benefit Paul Pierce's The Truth Fund. The Truth Fund benefits children in Boston and in Pierce's hometown of Inglewood, California. The winner will get 12 tickets to Paul Pierce's luxury suite for the Boston Celtics versus the Los Angeles Lakers Sunday, January 31, 2010 game at the TD Garden in Boston. The package includes luxury suite food and beverages services, a pregame courtside meet and greet, plus photo-op, with Paul Pierce and an autographed authentic Paul Pierce Boston Celtics jersey. And the winner won't have to worry about taxes, the prize comes with a cash payment of $1,734.77 to mitigate winner's tax liability from winning the prize (paid directly to the IRS and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). The deadline for the auction is January 28 and tickets are $2 each with a minimum purchase of five tickets.

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Lakers Receive Championship Bling

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Sports

Earlier this week the Lakers received their championship rings and this year's rings are some of the flashiest yet. Several members of the Buss family and team captains Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant weighed in on the design for the rings. The rings are made of a special limited 15K gold to celebrate the 15th championship. Dr. Jerry Buss requested the 14 round diamonds circling the top of the ring to represent 14 championships with the small gold trophy on the top representing the 15th. The team captains requested that each player have their own face and jersey number on the side of the ring. On non-player rings the Los Angeles skyline takes the place of the face. Each ring is authenticated by a serial number and there are hidden etchings of the Lakers logo on the ring. The diamond-studded top echoes the shape of the Staples center. Each ring comes with a box that has two LED spotlights inside. The 2009 Lakers championship rings were created by Jason of Beverly Hills and are worth about $30,000.

Gallery: Lakers Rings