The football headquarters is clearing out in anticipation of tonight's Lakers game at Staples Center 1.5 miles up Figueroa Street from campus.
And many of the coaches will be watching it in style, as some of the assistants will be guests of Jerry Buss in the owner's suite tonight during Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Coach Carroll is on the road for the Coaches Tour in the Bay Area tonight, so he's unfortunately missing out on the special experience.
"I wish I could be there!" Carroll exclaimed on his way to the airport this afternoon.
Buss, who has owned the Lakers since 1979, earned a master's and Ph.D. degree from USC by age 24. Before becoming a highly successful real estate developer, Buss was a professor in USC's department of chemistry in the 1960s and has since donated more than $7 million to the department. Also, two of Buss' children, Jeanie and Joey, graduated from USC.Â
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