MSG approached the lakers on the possible return to the forum in an effort to degrade Steve Ballmer & Clippers' new arena at Inglewood

As the Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers vie for supremacy in the field, their owner, Steve Ballmer, is involved in a legal battle against Madison Square Garden Co., which owns and operates the Forum at Inglewood.

MSG bought The Forum in 2012 and upgraded the building by investing more than $ 100 million. Since then, the famous arena has hosted a large number of musicians, awards and professional sports events.

But with Ballmer having bought off the street in the Forum, his intention to move the Clippers to Inglewood sparked a legal battle. The MSG claims that the city of Inglewood deliberately held them in uniform during scheduled negotiations with Ballmer and the Clippers.

While this was raging with lawsuits and lawsuits, businessman Irving Azoff contacted Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and Special Projects Manager Linda Rambis to badess their interest. to bring the team back to the Forum, according to Nathan Feno of The LA Times:

"This is my dream," he told Buss and Rambis on June 14, 2017: "Rebuild the forum from scratch. Lakers plus music. boom."

"We will keep it as is or build a beautiful new building for the lakers and music," continued Azoff in e-mail addressed to Buss. "We have years to decide but we are going to design it now, just in case."

The Lakers confirmed contact with MSG but rejected a potential return:

"MSG has approached the Lakers about the possibility of returning to the Forum after the end of our lease at the Staples Center in 2025, but the discussions have given nothing," said the team in a statement.

The Lakers first played seven seasons at the Sports Arena after leaving Minneapolis for Los Angeles. They joined the Forum in 1967, winning six championships before being transferred to the Staples Center in 1999.

1967, after the franchise played seven years at the Sports Arena after the 1960 move from Minneapolis. The team won six NBA championships at the Forum before moving to Staples Center in 1999.

The Lakers played for the last time at the Forum in a pre-season game before the 2009-10 campaign. Kyle Kuzma hoped that the team would return them for a game this season, but to no avail.