Lakers won opener on the night of Championship Ring Ceremony

The Los Angeles Lakers won their NBA Regular Season opening game against its city rival the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night at The Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers opened the 2009-2010 season with a pregame ceremony to receive their Glamorous NBA Championship Ring.

Each of the 15 Los Angeles Lakers players contributed to the success of 2008-2009 Season received their own NBA Championship Ring.

Back to the game, the defending champion Lakers began their title defense Tuesday on the winning side, dropping the in-house rival Clippers 99-92 in the season opener in front of a soldout crowd at Staples Center.

Kobe Bryant show why he is the last Finals MVP with 33 points 8 rebounds 4 steals 3 assist and 1 shot block. Andrew Bynum supports Kobe with 26 points and 13 rebounds and  Ron Artest debuted his first regular season game as a Laker contributed with 10 points and 4 assists.

Meanwhile, the much anticipated debut of Clippers no.1 draft pick Blake Griffin was yet to wait after Griffin suffered an injury and needs rehab for 6 weeks. The Clippers was led by Eric Gordon in points with 21 and Cris Kaman in rebounds with 16 boards.

The Lakers got a little boost from the NBA Championship Ring Ceremony at pregame and doesn’t want to spoil the moment.

Listed below are the details of the Lakers NBA Championship Ring:

Laker gold — Most rings are 14-karat gold but the Lakers’ high-profile jeweler, Jason of Beverly Hills, created a special batch of 15-karat Laker gold to commemorate their 15th NBA championship. The ring is made of both white and yellow gold and was built from seven different parts that had to be assembled. Most rings are built as one unit.

Bling that’ll blind — The ring is comprised of 15 diamonds weighing in at 2.85 carats.

Home court advantage — The Lakers’ rings mirror the shape of the exterior of their home arena, the Staples Center. When viewed from the side, you can see the “roof” and “sides” of the Lakers’ home court.

Personalization — In the past every player has had their name and number on the side of their ring. The Lakers went a step above that and laser engraved the image of each player’s face on his ring.

Lock-down defense — Each ring boasts a hand-selected, diamond-engraved “L”. The “L” is placed in a different position on each player’s ring and is only viewable with a high-powered microscope. This helps authenticate each players piece. For further security and authentification, every ring has a serial number which is stored in a database that only the Lakers themselves and the jeweler can access.

Hollywood packaging, too — Each ring will be presented in an oversized box roughly the size of a watch box. When opened, each box has two built-in LED spotlights that shine on the ring. Even the ring itself gets royal treatment: it is mounted on a rotating mechanical platform.

The company responsible for this freak of nature championship ring is Jason of Beverly Hills. Thirteen years ago, the company was just the dream of a struggling UCLA student, Jason Arasheben. He’s now become the established jeweler of choice for over 200 NBA players and world-renowned celebrities seeking one-of-a-kind diamond pieces.

Source: kb24.com