The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most storied organizations in all of professional sports.
Basketball player, father of 3, book enthusiast, music appreciator, civil rights activist, hero.
Lebron James can be called many things.
He’s one of the the most polarizing figures in NBA history.
I don’t blame him.
He penned a COUNTERPOINT blog, in response to Matt Fitzgerald’s take.
Alright I saw this blog by Matty Fitz and was stopped dead in my tracks.
A killjoy or ignoramus to root against LeBron and the Lakers?
No way that was accurate.
I thought maybe he was trolling with the headline or somehow was a diehard Lakers fan.
Fitz is a Cavs fan and saying this!
You also cheer for Duke in the NCAA Tournament?
You cheer for the Cowboys to actually win a playoff game?
The Yankees to get their pinstripes?
Pretty simple to cheer for anyone else.
The Kings got royally fucked by the refs against the Lakers in their prime.
The Nuggets actually have a ton of fans and Jokic is awesome to watch.
Also just a hilarious dude.
I like Chris Paul, so yeah, count me in on the Suns.
I like Kawhi and Steve Ballmer celebrating would be pageviews for days, count me in on the Clippers.
That leaves the Grizzlies and Lakers in the top-6 of the West.
- Barstool Reags, Barstool Sports
Ce las vi, as the French would say.
No matter how much fun you have rooting for or against the Lakers.
Their entire organization is built on a throne of lies.
The Lakers relocated from Minneapolis to Los Angeles prior to the 1960-1961 season.
Minneapolis is in Minnesota.
Minnesota is the land of10,000 lakes.
You could call it a land of beach.
But more realistically, Los Angeles is a land of land.
The few lakes that Los Angeles does have are bullshit sorry excuses for lakes.
Lakes that are entirely unworthy of having a 16-time NBA champion named after.
Blue like the waters of Lake Minnetonka.
Lebron James and the Lakers may very well make a run at the NBA title this year.
So maybe they have a chance.
They might even sneak into the 6th spot, meaning they would avoid the play-in game all together.
Some people will cheer against him, and others will cheer for him.
But that doesn’t take away from the fact that their nickname is fucking stupid.
