Los Angeles Lakers fans take to the street as Universal CityWalk broadcasts the entire Lakers� playoff season on the state-of-the-art 18� X 22� Astrovision�Southern California�s largest public outdoor television�beginning Saturday, April 17 at 7:30pm.

Since broadcasting the Lakers� finals four years ago, Universal CityWalk has become �Lakers Central,� the premier entertainment destination for scores of Lakers fans adorned in purple and gold to come and cheer their hometown team. Lakers mania explodes to new heights this year with the addition of Team LA, featuring officially licensed Lakers merchandise at the first-ever �superstore� to open outside a sporting venue. With a behemoth 40� tall neon sign of Shaquille O�Neal poised to make a slam dunk hovering over Team LA, the CityWalk landscape is staged for Lakers fever.

Promising a bona-fide team spirit atmosphere, guests are invited to cheer for Shaq, Kobe and company as they pursue the 2004 championship trophy while enjoying �courtside� seating for the big screen and convenient al-fresco dining. Universal CityWalk is a unique dining and shopping promenade adjacent to Universal Studios Hollywood featuring 65 entertainment-themed restaurants, clubs, shops and movie theaters. Universal Studios Hollywood (www.universalstudioshollywood.com) is a unit of Universal Parks & Resorts, a division of Vivendi UNIVERSAL Entertainment (VUE) (www.universalstudios.com), the U.S.-based film, television and recreation entity of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company.

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Media Contact: Sara Hills +1 818-622-9504 sara.hills@unistudios.com