There’s a surge of controversy over the pending victory parade of the Los Angeles Lakers over the Orlando Magic.

If the Lakers win Sunday’s game 5 then the parade could be held Tuesday. Travel of the parade is usually from Staples Center to USC Collesium area.

At a price tag of about 1 million. The parade threatens to disrupt traffic and other businesses as fans and revelers alike take to the streets.

Perhaps there should be a ceremony held at Staples Center inside the venue and charge a small fee of $5 + parking that would contain the celebration.

The threat of the celebration spilling to the streets is always there and some will always look for a reason to party, etc..

With the state of the economy is this the right thing to do?

Is the tax benefit to the city from the success of the Laker’s enough to offset the costs to the city?

What do we see?