LA Traffic chaos possible with World Series, Lakers and more on Friday

The City of Angels is known for its bustling streets, world-renowned arts, diverse culture and the worst traffic on the planet. Every Los Angeles resident understands that it could take an hour to travel 10 miles sometimes. On Friday night, that devastating bumper-to-bumper pace could slow to an absolute stalemate.

With numerous venues hosting sporting events in Los Angeles tonight, the number of cars on the road could be unlike anything locals have ever seen. To make matters worse, there are also two concerts taking place at the Kia Forum and the Intuit Dome.

It is expected to be so bad that Los Angeles Lakers he even tweeted out a reminder for fans planning to attend their match against him Phoenix Suns.

Here is a complete list of sporting events taking place in Los Angeles tonight.

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Events in Los Angeles tonight

World Series Game 1: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium
NBA: Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com Arena
NCAAF: Rutgers vs. USC at Memorial Coliseum
High School Soccer: 89th East LA Classic at SoFi Stadium
David Gilmore at the Intuit Dome
ELO at the Kia Forum

What time is each of the sporting events?

Fortunately, many of tonight’s events are staggered. The World Series begins at 5:08 p.m. local time. The Lakers game starts two hours later and the USC game an hour after that.

That said, the Dodgers game is expected to end around 8:00 PM PT, which could cause a lot of trouble for those trying to get to the LA Memorial Coliseum for the USC game.

Tomorrow won’t be much better either, as both the Lakers and Dodgers have home games on Saturday as well.