The high-rent seats at Lakers games

Director Penny Marshall sizes up the Lakers before a 2007 playoff game.  (Vince Bucci / Getty Images)

Dyan Cannon does her customary rooting.  (Vince Bucci / Getty Images)

Jack Black, left, and Kyle Gass get into the action.  (Mark J. Terrill / AP)

New York Knicks fan and filmmaker Spike Lee celebrates after the Knicks beat the Lakers during the 2006-2007 season.  (Jeff Lewis / AP)

Spike Lee, wearing a Knicks jersey, taunts Laker fans, including Denzel Washington, who gestures how he feels about the Knicks. New York’s Eddie Curry had just made the go-ahead basket with less than 10 seconds remaining in the game.  (Gina Ferazzi / LAT)

Jack in black is a fixture at Lakers games in Staples Center.  (Kevork Djansezian / AP)

At Lakers games, even the frequently photographed -- such as Lindsay Lohan -- turn into photographers.  (Mark J. Terrill / AP)

David Arquette shows his colors.  (Lori Shepler / LAT)

If you’re Jack Nicholson or Morgan Freeman, you don’t have to shave to get courtside seats at a Lakers game.  (Kevork Djansezian / AP)

David Arquette holds up a sign with a catchphrase made famous by broadcaster Chick Hearn, meaning the game is over.  (MATT SAYLES / AP)

Luke Walton and actor Jeremy Piven of HBO’s “Entourage” touch fists before a game.  (Richard Hartog / LAT)

Nicholson gets into the game with actor and director Sean Penn.  (Christine Cotter / LAT)