LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: A dozen people were arrested, several injured overnight in Los Angeles when a celebration of the L.A. Lakers' NBA championship turned violent. Some fans confronted police outside the arena where the Lakers had just won the title with a victory over the Indiana Pacers. Eric Spilman, of our affiliate KTLA, is there right now this morning. He joins us now for more -- Eric.</s>ERIC SPILMAN, KTLA REPORTER: Well, good morning. You know, we haven't had a championship here in Los Angeles in about a dozen years, so there was a big party here last night, but some people just got out of control. It started about a half an hour after the game outside the Staples Center arena, with a crowd of 10,000 people, they were watching the game on TV, they quickly turned their attention on the news media and on the police. They began vandalizing news vans and LAPD patrol cars, breaking windows, throwing debris and setting them on fire. Two police cars were set on fire, two news media vans were destroyed. There was some looting that went on at nearby businesses. The police eventually came in in riot gear and began to disburse the crowd. They also were on horseback. They made about a dozen arrests. There were no serious injuries, but about a dozen people suffered minor bumps and scrapes and so forth. It went on until after midnight and then finally things began to calm down. It is calm now here in Los Angeles, and that is the latest from downtown L.A. This is a victory celebration that people around here are going to remember for a long time. Reporting live, I'm Eric Spilman.</s>HARRIS: All right, thanks, Eric, we appreciate it.
Lakers' Championship Celebrations Turn Violent in L.A.