The Lakers generally have some Hollywood celebrity who has a little time on his or her hands come out and perform the national anthem.

Apparently, all those people were booked up, and the Lakers Band did it.

Anyway, they did the version … that the USC band does before football games.

Which makes sense. Because I’d heard that everyone in the band is a former Spirit of Troy (marching band) member.

That is, they’ve done this a time or 50.

All brass. Nice and loud. Very dynamic. I love this anthem. Love it. Love it. If you want to hear it, search youtube for Spirit of Troy and national anthem, and you’ll find a version.

I knew this band was Trojans because they play Tusk and a lot of the rest of the USC marching band “canon.”

OK. Game time. Going to start a few minutes earlier than Monday.