The Los Angeles Lakers are giving fans a closer look at a keepsake from their 2020 championship, with the giveaway scheduled for a night that connects that team to one of its most important players.
The franchise has unveiled the replica ring planned for its Jan. 24 home matchup against the Washington Wizards. Washington is now home to Anthony Davis, adding a familiar name to a game that will celebrate the title he helped the Lakers win alongside LeBron James.
A piece of history — get your 2020 Championship Replica Ring this January.
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— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) September 21, 2026
The ring giveaway was previously included in the team’s Sept. 10 promotional schedule announcement.
- Oct. 8, 2026: LGBTQ+ Pride Night and Pride T-shirt
- Oct. 21: Opening night vs. Golden State Warriors
- Nov. 1: Luka Doncic scoring champion bobblehead
- Nov. 17: Veterans Appreciation Night
- Nov. 18: Lakers-Dodgers baseball-style jersey giveaway
- Dec. 14: Norm Nixon bobblehead and League of Stars recognition
- Dec. 25: Christmas Day game vs. Philadelphia 76ers
- Dec. 27: Austin Reaves bobblehead
- Jan. 14, 2027: Paul Westhead bobblehead and League of Stars recognition
- Jan. 24: 2020 championship replica ring giveaway
- Feb. 10: Mental Health Awareness Night
- March 7: Hello Kitty Night
- March 17: Kurt Rambis bobblehead and League of Stars recognition
- April 9: Phil Jackson statue unveiling and bobblehead
For fans deciding which giveaway nights to attend, this one has a different appeal from a bobblehead of a current player. It commemorates an entire championship team and a season that unfolded far from the arena where supporters would ordinarily have watched the Lakers pursue a title.
Anthony Davis gives the Wizards game a championship connection
Davis joined the Wizards in a February trade involving Dallas and Charlotte. His availability for the January game cannot be assumed, but the matchup places his current team opposite the franchise where he became an NBA champion.
That connection gives the promotion a natural basketball story beyond the item itself. A ring represents the shared achievement of a roster, and Davis remains central to any account of how that Lakers group finished the job.
The opponent helps bring that history into the present without requiring a formal reunion of the championship team. James and Davis were surrounded by players including Rajon Rondo, Alex Caruso, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Danny Green, Dwight Howard and Kyle Kuzma.
Seeing those names together is a reminder that the ring commemorates more than the two stars who received most of the attention.
For longtime supporters, the appeal can be personal: a favorite player from that roster, a particular playoff game or the memory of watching the championship with family. The giveaway gives those associations a physical form, even as the players and the franchise have moved into different chapters.
The Lakers beat Portland, Houston and Denver in five games apiece, then Miami in six. The ring therefore points to a full postseason, with different opponents and different memories attached to each round.
That is part of what separates a championship collectible from a souvenir of one player’s achievement. A supporter might associate the title with a favorite series, a particular lineup or the moment the final game ended.
Another might think first of the people they watched it with. The same object can stand for all of those experiences without needing to single out one player or one play.
The upcoming matchup supplies the immediate reason to revisit that history. Davis’ connection gives readers a way into the story, while the giveaway itself keeps the focus on what the team accomplished together.
Why the 2020 championship remains a distinctive Lakers memory
The Lakers’ title run took place during a season interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and shadowed by Kobe Bryant’s death. The team ultimately won the championship inside the league’s Florida bubble.
The title was the 17th in franchise history, with James earning Finals MVP honors after the victory over Miami.
The celebration afterward also unfolded differently. In October 2020, the Lakers postponed their championship parade because of the pandemic. The team planned to hold a public celebration when conditions allowed it to do so safely.
That lost opportunity to gather helps explain why another reminder of the season can carry significance. A souvenir cannot reproduce the experience of standing along a parade route, but it can give supporters a reason to revisit a championship that was celebrated under unusual restrictions.
There is evidence of that feeling in a Reddit discussion about the promotional schedule. Some commenters welcomed the ring giveaway while expressing lingering disappointment about the championship celebration.
Another noted the connection to Davis’ current team. Those posts represent individual reactions, not a survey of Lakers fans.
Still, they illustrate the emotional appeal of this particular giveaway: the object is tied to memories of a title and to the experience supporters wished they could have shared afterward.
The story behind the original championship rings
The players’ authentic 2020 rings were designed to tell the story of that season. They also provide historical context for the giveaway, although their construction and features should not be confused with those of the replica.
In a January 2021 interview with Spectrum SportsNet, jeweler Jason Arasheben explained how he incorporated the championship and tributes to Bryant into the original design.
Arasheben, the owner of Jason of Beverly Hills, had also created the Lakers’ 2010 championship rings. The authentic rings included trophies and purple stones representing the franchise’s championships, along with snake imagery honoring Bryant.
A removable top revealed a tribute to retired Lakers jerseys, with special attention to Bryant’s numbers. The team received those rings on Dec. 22, 2020, accompanied by virtual messages from players’ families.
The presentation brought another personal element to the championship at a time when the usual celebrations had been disrupted. For the upcoming giveaway, the relevant connection is the season being commemorated.
The historical details explain the original ring’s meaning; they do not establish the replica’s materials, mechanisms or exact design features.
That distinction matters for anyone considering attending primarily for the collectible. The giveaway image is the appropriate reference for the item fans are being offered, while the original championship ring belongs to the history behind it.
Where the ring fits into the Lakers’ giveaway schedule
The Jan. 24 promotion sits among several giveaways that move between the current roster and earlier Lakers eras. The announced calendar includes a Luka Doncic bobblehead on Nov. 1 against Toronto and an Austin Reaves bobblehead on Dec. 27 against Memphis.
The League of Stars program also brings bobbleheads for Norm Nixon on Dec. 14, Paul Westhead on Jan. 14 and Kurt Rambis on March 17. A Lakers-Dodgers baseball-style jersey giveaway is scheduled for Nov. 18, while a Phil Jackson bobblehead appears on the April 9 calendar.
Together, those options give collectors different ways to choose a game. The current-player bobbleheads center on individual favorites, the historical honorees point toward earlier teams and the ring focuses on a collective accomplishment.
For someone whose strongest recent Lakers memory is the 2020 title, that makes the ring a particularly relevant option. For another fan, the appeal might be a player-specific bobblehead or the crossover with the Dodgers.
The schedule offers room for those different interests without making every giveaway serve the same purpose. Fans planning around the ring should check the team’s current ticket and promotional information for distribution conditions before purchasing.
The reporting reviewed for this story establishes the advertised date and opponent, but does not establish a giveaway quantity or whether any special ticket conditions apply.
The central attraction is already clear: Jan. 24 connects a championship souvenir with a Wizards visit and the history Davis shares with the Lakers. The game offers a setting to remember the group behind the ring while watching a different Lakers team build its own season.
