A backlight assembly includes a plurality of lamps, a receiving container,
a reflective plate and a lamp-securing member. The lamps are arranged
substantially parallel to each other and generate light. The receiving
container receives the lamps. The reflective plate is disposed between
the lamps and the receiving container. The lamp-securing member includes
a body disposed on the reflective plate, a lamp-securing portion formed
on the body and securing the lamps, a combining portion combined with the
receiving container and a slit portion adjacent to the combining portion.