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Clippers View Anaheim Arena for Some Games : Basketball: The NBA team is considering a proposal to play 12 matches at the new venue in 1993-94. Lakers and Kings say it’s unlikely they would visit here.

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The Los Angeles Clippers are considering an offer by developers of the city’s $100-million sports arena to play some of their games in Orange County.

Clippers Executive Vice President Andy Roeser said Wednesday that owner Donald T. Sterling was considering a proposal to play 12 regular season games in Anaheim during the 1993-94 season.

Roeser said that while Sterling has ruled out moving the franchise to Anaheim, the idea of bringing some of its games here, as recently proposed by the arena partnership, was “interesting” and “worth consideration.”

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Roeser said the offer was made just days ago by Richard Ablon, chief executive officer of arena partner Ogden Services Corp. He said Ablon indicated in discussions with Sterling that similar efforts were being made to attract games involving the Lakers and Kings.

Lakers and Kings officials, however, said they were unaware of any offer to move games from the Forum. Laker spokesman Bob Steiner said considering that team owner Jerry Buss owns the Forum, it would be a “very extraordinary thing for the Lakers to do something like that.”

“If Jerry has been contacted, nobody here was aware of it,” Steiner said.

Kings spokesman Scott Carmichael said: “We have a long-term contract to play our games at the Forum. We’re not interested in taking games out of there.”

Ogden spokesman John Nicoletti in Anaheim could only confirm discussions with the Clippers. He said the goal still remains to attract professional basketball and hockey franchises as permanent tenants for the 19,000-seat arena being built next to Anaheim Stadium and expected to be completed in 1993. However, he said the Clippers games could be used as a marketing tool in the event tenants are not found.

“Having a team in there playing would be a great way for franchises to see how things would work,” Nicoletti said. “It would show the NBA (National Basketball Assn.) what kind of market this is.”

An NBA spokeswoman said agreements to stage games outside a franchise’s home arena would require league approval.

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Currently, the Seattle SuperSonics, Washington Bullets and Boston Celtics play a portion of their games outside their home arenas.

Roeser said it was not known when a decision could be made regarding the Anaheim plan.

Another meeting between Sterling and Ablon is scheduled for next week in New York.

“We haven’t gotten that far in the discussions,” Roeser said. “It’s just an idea that we received. “We’re talking about the ‘93-’94 season, still a long way off. These are big decisions for the club.”

The Clippers are expected to leave their Los Angeles Sports Arena home. Later this year, Sterling is expected to choose from among four selected sites, all in the Los Angeles area, for a new 20,000-seat sports arena.

“We just feel that our best market is right here in L.A.,” Roeser said. “Orange County is a wonderful market, but is it better than L.A.?”

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