 On January 27, 1997, Fox Sports Net launched a secondary channel, Fox Sports West 2, to carry in-market cable broadcasts of Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Dodgers and Anaheim Ducks games, as well as other events that FSN West could not fit onto its broadcast schedule.The launch of Fox Sports West 2 allowed Fox Sports West to focus its major league sports coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Angels.In 2000, Fox Sports West and Fox Sports West 2 were respectively rebranded as Fox Sports Net West and Fox Sports Net West 2, as part of a collective brand modification of the FSN networks under the "Fox Sports Net" banner.