International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission Chairman Patrick Baumann (L) and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti play a little basketball as they tour the Staples Center, home of the Los Angles Lakers, for the LA 2024 bid for the Summer 2024 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee's Evaluation Commission got the full Los Angeles experience on Thursday, playing basketball at the Staples Center, hitting Santa Monica beach and negotiating the city's notorious traffic.
After spending Wednesday indoors hearing presentations from Los Angeles 2024 bid officials, the commission and a media caravan fanned out across the 'City of Angels' for a tour of proposed venues, many of which are already in place.
