The reference to the Saints being a baseball team is in the game manual, showing the slogan "Your City's Premier Baseball Team, Until We Get A Better Offer", referencing the frequent moving professional sports teams did in the late 20th century. The Saints play at the Los Santos Forum in East Beach, Los Santos, based on the real-life Great Western Forum (also known as the Los Angeles Forum), where the professional basketball team, the Los Angeles Lakers, played from 1967 to 1999.