“This is the biggest thing I’ve experienced at Staples Center since it opened,’ said Tim Leiweke, president of AEG, owner and operator of the arena. ‘We’ve had the Grammys, concerts, championship fights, figure skating and the Pac 10 tournament along with the five teams that play here, but I’ve never seen anything like this… . People are buying premier seats [starting at $15,000 each] for next season to get the right to buy tickets for this series.” – LA Times