Reasons why people hate Laker fans...

[Cedar]

Here are 10 reasons why I hate Lakers “fans” (in reverse order)…

10) Half the courtside seats are empty in the first and third quarters of every game. I’m getting the obvious and least offensive complaint out of the way first.

9) They’re incapable of acknowledging a bad trade when it happens. When Caron Butler was traded for Kwame Brown, the general consensus in Los Angeles at the time was that this was a good thing. And no matter how many times I tried rubbing that trade in with my Lakers “fan” friends, I always got this reaction: “Caron played the same position as Kobe Bryant anyway, he had to go.” Uh, no. Caron plays small forward and Kobe is a shooting guard. I’m sure Phil Jackson would’ve hated having to coach Kobe, Butler and Lamar Odom at the same time.

8) They act like the entire league is obligated to ensure the Lakers success, and thus every team should be trading their best players to the Lakers for pennies on the dollar. (Hence why Memphis Grizzlies’ “General Manager” Chris Wallace must be a Lakers fan). This came up a lot during the Kevin Garnett discussion last summer when Lakers “fans” everywhere were befuddled as to why Minnesota wouldn’t accept Lamar Odom, Ronny Turiaf and a late first round pick for KG. Lakers “fans” took it as a personal insult that Minnesota wouldn’t bite on that paltry offer for one of the game’s greatest players of all time.

7) LA radio “personality” Vic “The Brick” Jacobs. If you don’t know who I’m talking about, look him up on Google, because he’s a microcosm of Lakers “fans” everywhere. When the Knicks made the NBA Finals in 1999, Vic “The Brick” Jacobs, the supposed “Lakers Homer” (who, by the way, proclaimed Kobe’s innocence on the rape charge even though he didn’t have any of the facts) referred to the Knicks as “Vic’s Knicks” just because Jacobs was born in Queens. This would be like Sandy Clough — who thankfully isn’t a cartoonish figure like Jacobs — proclaiming last year’s Giants Super Bowl team as “Sandy’s Giants”. Huh? I’m feelin’ you, Vic!

6) Seats that should go to real basketball fans are instead occupied by wives, girlfriends and escorts. (Although, in fairness to Lakers “fans”, the plethora of escorts at every game makes any visit to Staples Center quite enjoyable?that is, of course, if you’re into fake breasts). The next time you go to a Lakers game, check out all the (one time) trophy wives of the courtside ticket holders. They literally just sit there in their awful “ladies’ suits” with dreadful Madeline Albright-style pins affixed to the lapel and do nothing while their husbands take in the game. These paid-off housewives are so bejeweled, they probably killed entire tribes of Sierra Leoneans just to get those diamonds to their wrinkled fingers. On a side note, I’m convinced that more Persian guys can credit Lakers games to getting themselves laid than any other event in Los Angeles, over even bottle service at Republic (or whatever this week’s hot Hollywood club hangout that I could never get into is) or renting a Ferrari for a night.

5) They’re the biggest bandwagon fans in the country and only support the Lakers when the team is really, really, really, really good. They’re such bandwagon fans, in fact, that when the Clippers were the better team two seasons ago, everyone in LA was suddenly a Clippers “fan” (just like everyone in LA was suddenly an Angels “fan” in 2002 and suddenly a Rams “fan” in 1999).

4) 85% of them aren’t from Los Angeles and, like newcomers to Scientology, these non-native Lakers “fan” converts are young, impressionable and gullible. Take my friend Jason from Boston, for example. No joke, after moving to LA, Jason (like others of his ilk) began wearing Lakers shorts. That’s right, a guy from Boston wearing Lakers shorts!! And he used the same bull—t line that all Boston natives pull on me when I catch them wearing Lakers gear: “I’m really just a Red Sox fan, anyway.” Yeah, right. Like all you Boston frauds that live in LA weren’t snatching up NBA League Passes this year. (Note: this rant excludes my friend Dan from Boston who also lives in LA and actually had the League Pass when the Celtics won all of 24 games last season).

3) Now that he’s out of town, they pretend like they never liked Shaquille O’Neal in the first place. All Shaq did for the Lakers organization was bring them four NBA Finals appearances and three rings while being incredibly active and charitable within the Los Angeles community and buying Mark Madsen a shiny, new car. Not only can’t you find a Shaq defender anywhere in LA these days, but Lakers “fans” will go out of their way to tell you why they hate Shaq: “he never worked hard,” “he was always fat and out of shape,” “he was a big baby,” “he was a me-first guy,” and the one that gets me the most, “those teams were boring to watch.” Boring to watch? Four finals appearances and three rings were boring to watch?!!

2) They unmercifully defend Kobe Bryant. Whether he’s throwing his teammates like Shaq or Andrew Bynum under the bus, clobbering white defenders after jump shots, regularly spouting profanity-laced tirades at the referees for all the six year olds within earshot to hear, (allegedly) forcing himself sexually onto a female hotel worker in Colorado and subsequently paying her ? and his wife ? off, or throwing public hissy fits to get himself traded from the very team he wished for by demanding Shaq’s ouster, Bryant can do no wrong in the eyes of Lakers “fans”. When Kobe got in trouble in Colorado for his — let’s say — “inappropriate actions,” the reaction among Lakers Nation was: “let’s wait for the evidence” or “she was asking for it by going into his room” or “she’s a {Profanity isn't allowed on theLakersNation.com -- Please go back and edit your comment. Thank you.} anyway, she slept with like five guys the day before and just wants some attention” and so on. You’d have thought Lakers “fans” everywhere had performed the DNA samples on the girl’s underwear themselves. And yet when any other athlete allegedly does something that runs afoul of the law, like Carmelo Anthony’s suspicion of getting a DUI, he’s most assuredly guilty in the eyes of Lakers “fans” — evident by their oh-so-clever “D-U-I” chant at Staples Center on Sunday.

1) They’re in myopic denial of the favoritism the Lakers receive from the NBA. Lakers “fans” claim that their team is subject to the same rules and regulations as the other 29 NBA teams, but this simply isn’t true. Here are the indisputable examples?-Since the Lakers can’t be bothered to play on Saturdays, they never have to play a back-to-back at the end of week?typically the most grueling games on the schedule. Moreover, while most teams (especially in the Western Conference) have to go into hostile territory for Saturday games where it’s the only thing in town to do, the Lakers never have to play those games. If you think it doesn’t matter, in 2007-08 road teams were a combined 12-28 on Saturday night games that took place in Portland, Utah, Sacramento, San Antonio, Memphis and Minneapolis.-The Lakers have historically been given favorable treatment from the referees in supremely important games. One of the most famous examples of this was Game Six of the 2002 Western Conference Finals against the Sacramento Kings. With the Lakers down three games to two, the NBA was in danger of the Lakers not making it to the NBA Finals, so the refs ensured that the Lakers shot 34 free throw attempts to the Kings’ 18. While Game Six of 2002 might be more famous, the most egregious example was Game Seven of the 2000 Western Conference Finals against the Portland Trailblazers. Many site the Blazers demise in that game to their 3-of-18 shooting in the fourth quarter (which admittedly, was a huge factor in the loss), and yet everyone fails to recognize that the 21 free throw attempt differential in favor of the Lakers didn’t exactly help Portland’s cause, either.-Another example of a free ride from the refs came during Game Six of the 1988 NBA Finals against the Detroit Pistons. The Lakers were down three games to two, and down one point with 14 seconds to go. The Lakers fed the ball into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for a hook shot, and Bill Laimbeer was called for a foul which, upon review in the replay, never happened. Don’t believe me? Watch the video.-Shockingly, the dean of NBA referees (and USA Basketball wrecker) Stu Jackson admitted that the referees made an incorrect call this season that essentially gave a game to the Lakers when Derek Fisher pulled Monta Ellis down with 3.3 seconds left in the Warriors 123-119 loss to the Lakers in Oakland. Given that the Warriors missed the playoffs by just two games, I’m sure they were thrilled with the NBA’s diligence on this one. And more famously was this year’s Western Conference Finals Game 4 in which Fisher clobbered the Spurs’ Brent Barry with 2.1 seconds to go, and no foul was called (which would have put Barry on the line for at least two game-tying free throws). Oh yeah, the NBA spoke out against that no-call, too.-And of course, earlier this decade NBA Commissioner David Stern, when asked what teams would comprise his ideal NBA Finals, was quoted as saying “the Lakers vs. the Lakers.”But no, there’s no favoritism towards the Lakers out there.Beating the Lakers in the playoffs is like beating the Republicans in Presidential Elections that take place in Ohio or Florida. You have to knock them out by an overwhelming majority of points/votes because if it’s at all close, the game will be rigged against you.
http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/10_Reasons_Why_I_HATE_Lakers_Fans/276584

this is a great article by a nuggets fan. so the next time any laker fan wonders why they are so hated, they can read this article and get their answer. every point is spot on.

feel free to add onto this list :cheers:

[west]

Lakers fan are spoil,they seems like success is easy to come by,you never know how their fans like when you rarely miss playoffs,it's really easy to stick with the Lakers and they never been into the hopeless situations

[monkeypox]

Top 10 teams in the league in terms of FTA/FGA
1. Denver Nuggets
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Utah Jazz
4. Boston Celtics
5. Sacramento Kings
6. Orlando Magic
7. Phoenix Suns
8. Philadelphia 76ers
9. Oklahoma City Thunder
10. Memphis Grizzlies

lol, whatever makes him feel better a night. The LA Lakers: giving haters something to live for since 1948.

[branslowski]

http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee276/queenshireen/lakerschamps.jpg

OR, THE REAL REASON WHY THEY HATE

[Showtime]

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OR, THE REAL REASON WHY THEY HATE
Why would a Boston Celtic fan be jealous of winning when they have more championships?

[macforever]

Very solid read:applause: **** the lakers

[Jorn444Lakers]

All of those reasons were pretty valid, except for the bandwagon part. Sure, just like any successful sports franchise (ie Yankees, Lakers, etc) there are going to be a lot of casual fans because some people are drawn to that success and want to root for a "winner".

But to put all Laker fans under this giant umbrella like we just hop on the bandwagon every so often is unfair and downright offensive. There are as many DIEHARD laker fans as there are bandwagon fans, even more so, actually.

Every time that prick says Laker "fans", I want to punch him in the face.

[Jorn444Lakers]

Why would a Boston Celtic fan be jealous of winning when they have more championships?
It was a nuggets fan who wrote the actual article... or should I say blog post. That's not journalism in any form.

[Mikaiel]

That article doesn't make any sense. Sure they have a lot of horrible fans, but they also have more fans than any other franchise, so that's not unexpected ...

[Al Thornton]

Agreed on all, except for the Vic the brick part. He's funny.

[andgar923]

Some of them are legit, some of them are petty and a few aren't Laker fans, but KOBE stans.

There is a HUGE difference between Laker fans and KOBE stans.

I'm LA born and raised.

I grew up around REAL Laker fans.

And they would never say things like...

"Magic is overrated."

"Kurt Rambis sucks." (that would get you an automatic beatdown by some).

REAL Laker fans show respect to other greats and don't make excuses.

I do agree that there's TONS of bandwagon homers. I'm a Clippers fan, and I witnessed that phenomenon first hand. All of a sudden all these Clipper "fans" started popping up. "I was always a Clipper fan," bs no you weren't, just last year you was a Laker fan you scum!

In LA its trendy to follow teams when they're winning. I guess you can say the same about other cities, but this applies more to Los Angelinos.

I think Laker fans (most of them) are annoying, but I don't hate them. I respect REAL Laker fans, but I HATE Kobe stans.

[monkeypox]

Here's my top ten reasons the Lakers fans sucks!

10: They're stinky doodoo heads! That's right! Their heads are literally made of doo doo and therefore it stinks!

9: They don't even know what baskeball is! I bet if you showed them one they'd be all like "dude, whats that brah? I don't even knows what that is becuase I'm too busy cheering for the Lakers, but only in the fourth quarter!" Then they start touching each other in unwholesome ways.

8.They act like they're team isn't the worste team in the history ever! I mean, why don't they just admit that the team is horrible? What are they afraid of? Everybody that isn't some NOOB that started watching basketball like last year agrees that the Lakers have the worst fans, so I don't even know like what they're thinking.

7: Fake hollywood fans. What a bunch of fake plastic, drug-using loosers! I'd rather had one guy from the blue-collar comedy tour than have some fake arse hollywood tools! And good peoples like MIley Cyrus I bet have to be forced to be there because of their careers. That Makes me hate them even more. What they SHOULD do is make the seats in the lower area cheap so the REAL fans like me can sit there and put all the fake rich people up top so they can all talk about their nice cars and gold bars and stuff! At my teams arena I know it's only true fans in the lower area because there are only like five people there.

8: LAKERS? UMMM HELLOOO there are like NO flipping LAKES in CALIFORNIA!! More like the Los Angeles Monority Drive By Crack Head Smog Chuggers, MiRite?

7: Jack Nicholson = Laker Fan. Jack Nicholson = The Joker The Joker = Bad Guy. Laker Fans = Bad guys. Don't mess with the Batman.

6: They all started watching basketball like two weeks ago... and that's how It's ALWAYS BEEN FOR ALL TIME! That's right, they're all bandwagoners at all times. LAkers rhymes with FAKERs, U think that's just a clever coincidence? The only reason their jerseys always sell so well is because people buy them in case their plane crashes and they need something bright colored to signal for help.

5: I saw a Laker fan once at Chick-Fil-a, (he had a lakers jersey and everything, that's how I knew what he was) and he took like three of each sauce packet even though he only had one chicken classic sandwhich. That next week they put all the sauce packets behind the counter so we had to ask for them like we were at a McDonalds on the brown side of town. That basterd ruined the whole system for everyone! That's the essence of the Laker fan, they just take because they think something is owed, and now I have to ask for special sauce and when I get it it's chained to a toilet seat.

4: Purple and gold? More like yellow and reddish blue mirite? I mean... Yellow? Everyone remembers what the Japanese did on us in pearl harbor right? That's all i got to say about that. And the only man I've ever seen wear purple was Prince, and that's a man that wears high heels like a woman. I do't think I need to say anymore about that either. (I only sawed him on accident while changing channels so don't get no idears)

3: EVERYTHING is so rigged in favor of them!? Why don't they just admit how rigged everything is! They're just such dirty liars for not admitting how rigged it all is for them!! I once saw David EFFING STERN jump in to a game and block Vlade Divacs three pointer during the WCF!! AND that wasn't even the worst part, they called like 12 fouls on Vlade and got him deported by halftime! I swear if we looked away for even a second the Lakers would win the championship every year! It's only because of people like me that they don't win it every year. Man... so rigged.

2: Staples center? I mean is that even grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be like Staple's Center, or the Center by Staples? Plus Staples' paper is a horrible mess of bleached pulp and their pencils are the worst cause their erases leave a pink smear on everyting like that cat that was trapped under my dads car that one week last summer.

1: The stupid fans don't even show up till, like a week after the game. you see all those people? They actually bought tickets for a week earlier and they JUST NOW are showing up because they were too busy eating sushi and going to same sex marriages and worshipping crystals or something stupid.

#1 Reason the Lakers fans suck is just because they do so much and they don't even knowed it. I hope this isn't too much truth to handle for you Faker fans. Feel free to add your own totally tru and unbiased opinions on the Lakers fans, the holocaust of the modern society.

[Jorn444Lakers]

Some of them are legit, some of them are petty and a few aren't Laker fans, but KOBE stans.

There is a HUGE difference between Laker fans and KOBE stans.

I'm LA born and raised.

I grew up around REAL Laker fans.

And they would never say things like...

"Magic is overrated."

"Kurt Rambis sucks." (that would get you an automatic beatdown by some).

REAL Laker fans show respect to other greats and don't make excuses.

I do agree that there's TONS of bandwagon homers. I'm a Clippers fan, and I witnessed that phenomenon first hand. All of a sudden all these Clipper "fans" started popping up. "I was always a Clipper fan," bs no you weren't, just last year you was a Laker fan you scum!

In LA its trendy to follow teams when they're winning. I guess you can say the same about other cities, but this applies more to Los Angelinos.

I think Laker fans (most of them) are annoying, but I don't hate them. I respect REAL Laker fans, but I HATE Kobe stans.
I think people get confused between laker FANS and kobe STANS as well. If a real Laker fan defends Kobe, he's automatically labeled a Kobe stan... which is unfair. I defend Kobe from the "haters" all the time, but by no means do I think he's flawless or the GOAT or any of that junk. I hate Kobe stans as much as the next guy, because they give real Lakers fans who like Kobe because he's on the team a bad name.

[Jorn444Lakers]

Here's my top ten reasons the Lakers fans sucks!

10: They're stinky doodoo heads! That's right! Their heads are literally made of doo doo and therefore it stinks!

9: They don't even know what baskeball is! I bet if you showed them one they'd be all like "dude, whats that brah? I don't even knows what that is becuase I'm too busy cheering for the Lakers, but only in the fourth quarter!" Then they start touching each other in unwholesome ways.

8.They act like they're team isn't the worste team in the history ever! I mean, why don't they just admit that the team is horrible? What are they afraid of? Everybody that isn't some NOOB that started watching basketball like last year agrees that the Lakers have the worst fans, so I don't even know like what they're thinking.

7: Fake hollywood fans. What a bunch of fake plastic, drug-using loosers! I'd rather had one guy from the blue-collar comedy tour than have some fake arse hollywood tools! And good peoples like MIley Cyrus I bet have to be forced to be there because of their careers. That Makes me hate them even more. What they SHOULD do is make the seats in the lower area cheap so the REAL fans like me can sit there and put all the fake rich people up top so they can all talk about their nice cars and gold bars and stuff! At my teams arena I know it's only true fans in the lower area because there are only like five people there.

8: LAKERS? UMMM HELLOOO there are like NO flipping LAKES in CALIFORNIA!! More like the Los Angeles Monority Drive By Crack Head Smog Chuggers, MiRite?

7: Jack Nicholson = Laker Fan. Jack Nicholson = The Joker The Joker = Bad Guy. Laker Fans = Bad guys. Don't mess with the Batman.

6: They all started watching basketball like two weeks ago... and that's how It's ALWAYS BEEN FOR ALL TIME! That's right, they're all bandwagoners at all times. LAkers rhymes with FAKERs, U think that's just a clever coincidence? The only reason their jerseys always sell so well is because people buy them in case their plane crashes and they need something bright colored to signal for help.

5: I saw a Laker fan once at Chick-Fil-a, (he had a lakers jersey and everything, that's how I knew what he was) and he took like three of each sauce packet even though he only had one chicken classic sandwhich. That next week they put all the sauce packets behind the counter so we had to ask for them like we were at a McDonalds on the brown side of town. That basterd ruined the whole system for everyone! That's the essence of the Laker fan, they just take because they think something is owed, and now I have to ask for special sauce and when I get it it's chained to a toilet seat.

4: Purple and gold? More like yellow and reddish blue mirite? I mean... Yellow? Everyone remembers what the Japanese did on us in pearl harbor right? That's all i got to say about that. And the only man I've ever seen wear purple was Prince, and that's a man that wears high heels like a woman. I do't think I need to say anymore about that either. (I only sawed him on accident while changing channels so don't get no idears)

3: EVERYTHING is so rigged in favor of them!? Why don't they just admit how rigged everything is! They're just such dirty liars for not admitting how rigged it all is for them!! I once saw David EFFING STERN jump in to a game and block Vlade Divacs three pointer during the WCF!! AND that wasn't even the worst part, they called like 12 fouls on Vlade and got him deported by halftime! I swear if we looked away for even a second the Lakers would win the championship every year! It's only because of people like me that they don't win it every year. Man... so rigged.

2: Staples center? I mean is that even grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be like Staple's Center, or the Center by Staples? Plus Staples' paper is a horrible mess of bleached pulp and their pencils are the worst cause their erases leave a pink smear on everyting like that cat that was trapped under my dads car that one week last summer.

1: The stupid fans don't even show up till, like a week after the game. you see all those people? They actually bought tickets for a week earlier and they JUST NOW are showing up because they were too busy eating sushi and going to same sex marriages and worshipping crystals or something stupid.

#1 Reason the Lakers fans suck is just because they do so much and they don't even knowed it. I hope this isn't too much truth to handle for you Faker fans. Feel free to add your own totally tru and unbiased opinions on the Lakers fans, the holocaust of the modern society.

I don't like using emoticons all the time but, :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
:applause:

[flipogb]

Whats funny , you guys took the time to write that crap

Laker fans should be flattered

LOL

[Allstar24]

This is a terrible article, from every angle...it was clearly written by a bitter fan upset about getting swept by LA. Every fan base has their share of annoying fans, I can name 10+ reasons why people hate Jazz fans but its not worth my time.

[andgar923]

I think people get confused between laker FANS and kobe STANS as well. If a real Laker fan defends Kobe, he's automatically labeled a Kobe stan... which is unfair. I defend Kobe from the "haters" all the time, but by no means do I think he's flawless or the GOAT or any of that junk. I hate Kobe stans as much as the next guy, because they give real Lakers fans who like Kobe because he's on the team a bad name.

I agree with you, it aint fair but its hard to separate the Kobe stans from the other fans at times.

[andgar923]

This is a terrible article, from every angle...it was clearly written by a bitter fan upset about getting swept by LA. Every fan base has their share of annoying fans, I can name 10+ reasons why people hate Jazz fans but its not worth my time.

How is it terrible from every angle?

[Torious]

Here's my top ten reasons the Lakers fans sucks!

10: They're stinky doodoo heads! That's right! Their heads are literally made of doo doo and therefore it stinks!

9: They don't even know what baskeball is! I bet if you showed them one they'd be all like "dude, whats that brah? I don't even knows what that is becuase I'm too busy cheering for the Lakers, but only in the fourth quarter!" Then they start touching each other in unwholesome ways.

8.They act like they're team isn't the worste team in the history ever! I mean, why don't they just admit that the team is horrible? What are they afraid of? Everybody that isn't some NOOB that started watching basketball like last year agrees that the Lakers have the worst fans, so I don't even know like what they're thinking.

7: Fake hollywood fans. What a bunch of fake plastic, drug-using loosers! I'd rather had one guy from the blue-collar comedy tour than have some fake arse hollywood tools! And good peoples like MIley Cyrus I bet have to be forced to be there because of their careers. That Makes me hate them even more. What they SHOULD do is make the seats in the lower area cheap so the REAL fans like me can sit there and put all the fake rich people up top so they can all talk about their nice cars and gold bars and stuff! At my teams arena I know it's only true fans in the lower area because there are only like five people there.

8: LAKERS? UMMM HELLOOO there are like NO flipping LAKES in CALIFORNIA!! More like the Los Angeles Monority Drive By Crack Head Smog Chuggers, MiRite?

7: Jack Nicholson = Laker Fan. Jack Nicholson = The Joker The Joker = Bad Guy. Laker Fans = Bad guys. Don't mess with the Batman.

6: They all started watching basketball like two weeks ago... and that's how It's ALWAYS BEEN FOR ALL TIME! That's right, they're all bandwagoners at all times. LAkers rhymes with FAKERs, U think that's just a clever coincidence? The only reason their jerseys always sell so well is because people buy them in case their plane crashes and they need something bright colored to signal for help.

5: I saw a Laker fan once at Chick-Fil-a, (he had a lakers jersey and everything, that's how I knew what he was) and he took like three of each sauce packet even though he only had one chicken classic sandwhich. That next week they put all the sauce packets behind the counter so we had to ask for them like we were at a McDonalds on the brown side of town. That basterd ruined the whole system for everyone! That's the essence of the Laker fan, they just take because they think something is owed, and now I have to ask for special sauce and when I get it it's chained to a toilet seat.

4: Purple and gold? More like yellow and reddish blue mirite? I mean... Yellow? Everyone remembers what the Japanese did on us in pearl harbor right? That's all i got to say about that. And the only man I've ever seen wear purple was Prince, and that's a man that wears high heels like a woman. I do't think I need to say anymore about that either. (I only sawed him on accident while changing channels so don't get no idears)

3: EVERYTHING is so rigged in favor of them!? Why don't they just admit how rigged everything is! They're just such dirty liars for not admitting how rigged it all is for them!! I once saw David EFFING STERN jump in to a game and block Vlade Divacs three pointer during the WCF!! AND that wasn't even the worst part, they called like 12 fouls on Vlade and got him deported by halftime! I swear if we looked away for even a second the Lakers would win the championship every year! It's only because of people like me that they don't win it every year. Man... so rigged.

2: Staples center? I mean is that even grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be like Staple's Center, or the Center by Staples? Plus Staples' paper is a horrible mess of bleached pulp and their pencils are the worst cause their erases leave a pink smear on everyting like that cat that was trapped under my dads car that one week last summer.

1: The stupid fans don't even show up till, like a week after the game. you see all those people? They actually bought tickets for a week earlier and they JUST NOW are showing up because they were too busy eating sushi and going to same sex marriages and worshipping crystals or something stupid.

#1 Reason the Lakers fans suck is just because they do so much and they don't even knowed it. I hope this isn't too much truth to handle for you Faker fans. Feel free to add your own totally tru and unbiased opinions on the Lakers fans, the holocaust of the modern society.

All those reasons are about as valid as the ones in the OP. Nicely done monkeypox! :roll:

[Allstar24]

How is it terrible from every angle?
It's just not a well-written article...the reasons posted can be applied to every other sports fan. Every fan base has their share of bandwagoners, every fan base will defend their star player, every fan base believes their team is the best in the league. And the guy is way off when he says we only support the team when they're doing well...not true at all.

[andgar923]

It's just not a well-written article...the reasons posted can be applied to every other sports fan. Every fan base has their share of bandwagoners, every fan base will defend their star player, every fan base believes their team is the best in the league. And the guy is way off when he says we only support the team when they're doing well...not true at all.

I agree to a degree.

I think that you're right, but LA fans in general are more than other fans, and Laker fans (being the most vocal of the LA fans) are the most visible.

Also, there's a difference between the 80s Laker fans and the new era of fans. Not sure why that is, but there is a difference.

They also tend to be the loudest of any other fans.

So while I agree, every city has bandwagon fans, other cities don't have the same population and entertainment venues that we do. New York is older and more established, its a different climate altogether there.

Its just something about "us" as Angelenos that's different and for some reason Laker fans are the personification of some of our annoying traits.

I wish I could be more defensive but the article for the most part is true.

But I also see what you're saying.

[monkeypox]

It's just not a well-written article...the reasons posted can be applied to every other sports fan. Every fan base has their share of bandwagoners, every fan base will defend their star player, every fan base believes their team is the best in the league. And the guy is way off when he says we only support the team when they're doing well...not true at all.


The real question is how ISN"T it a horrible article. I'd really have to doubt opinion of someone who read that and didn't think it wasn't a typical fanboy rant. I mean, it's about as fair as saying all Jazz fans are wierd magic underwear wearing Mormons and that all kings fans live on farms. It's just stupid, but apparently some fans need that kind of thing to enjoy the game.

[Torious]

The guy SHOULD have written an article titled "Why my 07/08 Nuggets were a terrible team and got swept in the playoffs"

Instead, he decided to vent his frustration by writing a long winded rant about the club's fanbase that just totally dominated his beloved Nuggets. Fair enough I guess~ :confusedshrug:

[lakerfreak]

OP you should at least make sure you have the right facts before you go creating a thread.

Number 8 is a fallacy because that wasn't even what the lakers offered. The reports were saying that the lakers had offered Lamar Odom, Andrew Bynum, Kwame brown, and 1 or 2 first round picks. Thats actually a very sweet deal considering Kwame came off the books, Bynum is a beast, Lamar is a very good player, and you get future first rounders....I would have jumped on that.

We defend Kobe at all costs? You probably are talking about Kobe fans, there is a huge difference. When Kobe had done what he did in the summer time, I was ready for the worst and was almost "done" with him so to speak.

Also, at the time we traded for Kwame, he still had the chance to have a breakout season, and we needed a big man that was more athletic and mobile than chris mihm. Not saying we didnt get raped, because we did....but we desperately needed a big man and he was the only one available in trade at that time.

[Laker4Lyfe]

The real question is how ISN"T it a horrible article. I'd really have to doubt opinion of someone who read that and didn't think it wasn't a typical fanboy rant. I mean, it's about as fair as saying all Jazz fans are wierd magic underwear wearing Mormons and that all kings fans live on farms. It's just stupid, but apparently some fans need that kind of thing to enjoy the game.

What's funny to me is, that haters always seem to think that they need to "explain" why it is that they are haters.

Who cares??

I mean do they think that if they "explain" it good enough they will make others haters also??? :hammerhead::hammerhead:

Or more than likely in this guys case, if he "explains" it people wont think that he's just bitter because the Nuggets got swept last year.

Sort of like "I'm not bitter they (Nuggets) lost, I have good reasons why I'm a hater". :lol:lol

[joe]

Lakers are the logical choice for young fans to attach themselves too. They have a storied franchise which currently features, if not the best, the most sizzling player in the game today. Almost every young NBA fan I know is a Lakers fan. And over time, they'll start to follow other teams. But Los Angelos is just the perfect "gateway team" for the youngsters.

Instead of hating their fan base, why not just form your own opinion on the Lakers and move on? Be a person who causes a reaction, not one who reacts to others. Because by claiming you "hate" Lakers fans, you're going out of your way to overreact to a group of people who are just enjoying their NBA fandom. Whether they're uninformed, unintelligent, or whatever else, you're the one who's reacting to them. Just let them experience basketball how they choose to and move on.

Annoying fans bother me. People that dislike a fanbase bother me even more.

[monkeypox]

What's funny to me is, that haters always seem to think that they need to "explain" why it is that they are haters.

Who cares??

I mean do they think that if they "explain" it good enough they will make others haters also??? :hammerhead::hammerhead:

Or more than likely in this guys case, if he "explains" it people wont think that he's just bitter because the Nuggets got swept last year.

Sort of like "I'm not bitter they (Nuggets) lost, I have good reasons why I'm a hater". :lol:lol

It's because they need to convince themselves that they are somehow morally, unimpeachably justified in their hate. KKK members do the same thing. It's what we do when we're in war. It's not enough to dislike the opposing team, they have to come up with reasons why it's the right thing to do to hate them.

[shortlunatic]

Here's my top ten reasons the Lakers fans sucks!

10: They're stinky doodoo heads! That's right! Their heads are literally made of doo doo and therefore it stinks!

9: They don't even know what baskeball is! I bet if you showed them one they'd be all like "dude, whats that brah? I don't even knows what that is becuase I'm too busy cheering for the Lakers, but only in the fourth quarter!" Then they start touching each other in unwholesome ways.

8.They act like they're team isn't the worste team in the history ever! I mean, why don't they just admit that the team is horrible? What are they afraid of? Everybody that isn't some NOOB that started watching basketball like last year agrees that the Lakers have the worst fans, so I don't even know like what they're thinking.

7: Fake hollywood fans. What a bunch of fake plastic, drug-using loosers! I'd rather had one guy from the blue-collar comedy tour than have some fake arse hollywood tools! And good peoples like MIley Cyrus I bet have to be forced to be there because of their careers. That Makes me hate them even more. What they SHOULD do is make the seats in the lower area cheap so the REAL fans like me can sit there and put all the fake rich people up top so they can all talk about their nice cars and gold bars and stuff! At my teams arena I know it's only true fans in the lower area because there are only like five people there.

8: LAKERS? UMMM HELLOOO there are like NO flipping LAKES in CALIFORNIA!! More like the Los Angeles Monority Drive By Crack Head Smog Chuggers, MiRite?

7: Jack Nicholson = Laker Fan. Jack Nicholson = The Joker The Joker = Bad Guy. Laker Fans = Bad guys. Don't mess with the Batman.

6: They all started watching basketball like two weeks ago... and that's how It's ALWAYS BEEN FOR ALL TIME! That's right, they're all bandwagoners at all times. LAkers rhymes with FAKERs, U think that's just a clever coincidence? The only reason their jerseys always sell so well is because people buy them in case their plane crashes and they need something bright colored to signal for help.

5: I saw a Laker fan once at Chick-Fil-a, (he had a lakers jersey and everything, that's how I knew what he was) and he took like three of each sauce packet even though he only had one chicken classic sandwhich. That next week they put all the sauce packets behind the counter so we had to ask for them like we were at a McDonalds on the brown side of town. That basterd ruined the whole system for everyone! That's the essence of the Laker fan, they just take because they think something is owed, and now I have to ask for special sauce and when I get it it's chained to a toilet seat.

4: Purple and gold? More like yellow and reddish blue mirite? I mean... Yellow? Everyone remembers what the Japanese did on us in pearl harbor right? That's all i got to say about that. And the only man I've ever seen wear purple was Prince, and that's a man that wears high heels like a woman. I do't think I need to say anymore about that either. (I only sawed him on accident while changing channels so don't get no idears)

3: EVERYTHING is so rigged in favor of them!? Why don't they just admit how rigged everything is! They're just such dirty liars for not admitting how rigged it all is for them!! I once saw David EFFING STERN jump in to a game and block Vlade Divacs three pointer during the WCF!! AND that wasn't even the worst part, they called like 12 fouls on Vlade and got him deported by halftime! I swear if we looked away for even a second the Lakers would win the championship every year! It's only because of people like me that they don't win it every year. Man... so rigged.

2: Staples center? I mean is that even grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be like Staple's Center, or the Center by Staples? Plus Staples' paper is a horrible mess of bleached pulp and their pencils are the worst cause their erases leave a pink smear on everyting like that cat that was trapped under my dads car that one week last summer.

1: The stupid fans don't even show up till, like a week after the game. you see all those people? They actually bought tickets for a week earlier and they JUST NOW are showing up because they were too busy eating sushi and going to same sex marriages and worshipping crystals or something stupid.

#1 Reason the Lakers fans suck is just because they do so much and they don't even knowed it. I hope this isn't too much truth to handle for you Faker fans. Feel free to add your own totally tru and unbiased opinions on the Lakers fans, the holocaust of the modern society.

lol this sh.it was funny to read, especially about the guy at the restaurant lol, ur a funny guy.

But back to reality, people hate the Lakers and their fans for more reasoning than because they are succesful. I dont like Gasol. It was complete luck that the Lakers were able to land Gasol for the simple reason that another team decided they werent gonna compete any more and wanted to save money. I hate to see such one sided trades that make it unfair to other teams. I mean i know it a business, but c'mon now, wat about the fans?? If you dint come into this business trying to put together a championship team at all costs, you should have chose another business. I also hate how he screams out like hes having an orgasm everytime he tries to make a basket, just shut up already please!!!

I hate the fans because they always come off as the most arrogant. When The Nuggs beat the Lakers, we had like 2 or 3 guys come in the room and literally just ramble on about why they lost and that we had no reason to be excited. None of us even said anything about upsetting them in the playoffs, but they automatically assumed that we were thinkin it and just kept goin on about why our team sucked lol. When the bulls team beat Boston, no fans came in to bash that room, and thats they had reasoning why they lost, they were missing KG, Big Baby, and Powe. They also feel like they have this unearned right as the best team ever with no reasoning. They made a ton of excuses about why they lost in the Finals, they especially complained about the physicality saying it was to rough, even tho it wasnt. I jsut dont come across anywhere near as many arrogant fans of other teams than i do lakers fans.

I hate Kobe. I hate so much about this guy it isnt even funny. The guy was cocky ass hell when he was younger and you can tell he thought he was gonna be better than MJ, especially when he changed his number. He played a huge role in pushing Shaq out of LA and has nothing to show for it. I love to see the guy with a dissapointment across his face whic is why i loved this Finals.

[momo]

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[godofgods]

Add 1 more point: Lakers fans will deny the truth in that article. That's why they need to be hated.

[Sriracha]

There's nothing wrong with the Laker fans I know in real life, very reasonable and I could have a good discussion about basketball with them. It's just the ahole that frequent ISH that is annoying...nonetheless we are all anonymous here so anything goes I guess.

[cormacraig]

I'm not a Lakers fan at all, but I think this kind of s*** is common amongst all fans, of all teams, in all sports. At least the dumb ones.

[jaydacris]

im not a laker fan
but lakers haters perpetuate/increase the amount of laker attention moreso than the lakers lovers

and thats easy to see from someone who doesnt care about the lakers much looking from the outside in

[Mdog1]

Meh who cares. Laker fans that are idiots are most likely A) Band wagon fans, or B) Kobe fans. The real Laker fans we will be able to tell when Kobe retires, or the team starts not playing well. The funniest thing about the band wagoners is that they pretend that they know every thing about every team in the NBA because they actually know very little about any ting (most are kiddies).

[JohnnySic]

Take my friend Jason from Boston, for example. No joke, after moving to LA, Jason (like others of his ilk) began wearing Lakers shorts. That’s right, a guy from Boston wearing Lakers shorts!! And he used the same bull—t line that all Boston natives pull on me when I catch them wearing Lakers gear: “I’m really just a Red Sox fan, anyway.” Yeah, right. Like all you Boston frauds that live in LA weren’t snatching up NBA League Passes this year. (Note: this rant excludes my friend Dan from Boston who also lives in LA and actually had the League Pass when the Celtics won all of 24 games last season).
In Boston, most "sports" fans are in fact really just Red Sox fans. The Celtics, Patriots, and Bruins are only relevant when they are winning. Hence the huge bandwagon following the C's presently have. Take it from a real Celtics fan who honestly doesn't give a crap about the Red Sox, these types of fans make me sick.

Per the topic - as a Celtics fan, I have never hated the Lakers. I dont hate the organization or the players. Not even Kobe. I respect them as a strong opponent. What I dislike is the phonyness, the pretentiousness, the Hollywood-ism, and the BS-west coast casual fan mentality, and nowhere is this more evident than in the first few rows at Staples Center. I dislike the Lakers for what they represent. Give me real east Boston, Philly, New York, Detroit fans anyday.

[DukeDelonte13]

I think Boston (insert pro team here) fans are the worst...

[Knoe Itawl]

Great and accurate list.

[glidedrxlr22]

Great and accurate list.

Here, here. Agreed. Great thread. :applause: :cheers:

[Shaquille O'Neal]

Here's my top ten reasons the Lakers fans sucks!

10: They're stinky doodoo heads! That's right! Their heads are literally made of doo doo and therefore it stinks!

9: They don't even know what baskeball is! I bet if you showed them one they'd be all like "dude, whats that brah? I don't even knows what that is becuase I'm too busy cheering for the Lakers, but only in the fourth quarter!" Then they start touching each other in unwholesome ways.

8.They act like they're team isn't the worste team in the history ever! I mean, why don't they just admit that the team is horrible? What are they afraid of? Everybody that isn't some NOOB that started watching basketball like last year agrees that the Lakers have the worst fans, so I don't even know like what they're thinking.

7: Fake hollywood fans. What a bunch of fake plastic, drug-using loosers! I'd rather had one guy from the blue-collar comedy tour than have some fake arse hollywood tools! And good peoples like MIley Cyrus I bet have to be forced to be there because of their careers. That Makes me hate them even more. What they SHOULD do is make the seats in the lower area cheap so the REAL fans like me can sit there and put all the fake rich people up top so they can all talk about their nice cars and gold bars and stuff! At my teams arena I know it's only true fans in the lower area because there are only like five people there.

8: LAKERS? UMMM HELLOOO there are like NO flipping LAKES in CALIFORNIA!! More like the Los Angeles Monority Drive By Crack Head Smog Chuggers, MiRite?

7: Jack Nicholson = Laker Fan. Jack Nicholson = The Joker The Joker = Bad Guy. Laker Fans = Bad guys. Don't mess with the Batman.

6: They all started watching basketball like two weeks ago... and that's how It's ALWAYS BEEN FOR ALL TIME! That's right, they're all bandwagoners at all times. LAkers rhymes with FAKERs, U think that's just a clever coincidence? The only reason their jerseys always sell so well is because people buy them in case their plane crashes and they need something bright colored to signal for help.

5: I saw a Laker fan once at Chick-Fil-a, (he had a lakers jersey and everything, that's how I knew what he was) and he took like three of each sauce packet even though he only had one chicken classic sandwhich. That next week they put all the sauce packets behind the counter so we had to ask for them like we were at a McDonalds on the brown side of town. That basterd ruined the whole system for everyone! That's the essence of the Laker fan, they just take because they think something is owed, and now I have to ask for special sauce and when I get it it's chained to a toilet seat.

4: Purple and gold? More like yellow and reddish blue mirite? I mean... Yellow? Everyone remembers what the Japanese did on us in pearl harbor right? That's all i got to say about that. And the only man I've ever seen wear purple was Prince, and that's a man that wears high heels like a woman. I do't think I need to say anymore about that either. (I only sawed him on accident while changing channels so don't get no idears)

3: EVERYTHING is so rigged in favor of them!? Why don't they just admit how rigged everything is! They're just such dirty liars for not admitting how rigged it all is for them!! I once saw David EFFING STERN jump in to a game and block Vlade Divacs three pointer during the WCF!! AND that wasn't even the worst part, they called like 12 fouls on Vlade and got him deported by halftime! I swear if we looked away for even a second the Lakers would win the championship every year! It's only because of people like me that they don't win it every year. Man... so rigged.

2: Staples center? I mean is that even grammatically correct? Shouldn't it be like Staple's Center, or the Center by Staples? Plus Staples' paper is a horrible mess of bleached pulp and their pencils are the worst cause their erases leave a pink smear on everyting like that cat that was trapped under my dads car that one week last summer.

1: The stupid fans don't even show up till, like a week after the game. you see all those people? They actually bought tickets for a week earlier and they JUST NOW are showing up because they were too busy eating sushi and going to same sex marriages and worshipping crystals or something stupid.

#1 Reason the Lakers fans suck is just because they do so much and they don't even knowed it. I hope this isn't too much truth to handle for you Faker fans. Feel free to add your own totally tru and unbiased opinions on the Lakers fans, the holocaust of the modern society.


This could be the longest, unfunniest lamest post ever on the history of ISH.

[poido123]

This is a terrible article, from every angle...it was clearly written by a bitter fan upset about getting swept by LA. Every fan base has their share of annoying fans, I can name 10+ reasons why people hate Jazz fans but its not worth my time.

Who are you?:wtf: That list should have every Laker fan feeling a little uneasy...There are a lot of home truths in that Denver fan article, hurts to be LA! hahaha

[JohnnySic]

I have another reason............Lakers fans like to act like their team is the Yankees or Canadiens of the NBA, but the fact that the Celtics have more hardware is like a monkeywrench in their works, and they cant stand it.

PS - no offense to the real Lakers fans around here, just the phonies and goobers.

[lazerface]

i remember jim rome even saying that LA had the worst bandwagon fans in the country. and he's from LA.

[OneMoreSucka]

Andrew's articles are some of the best.

[jjayfive]

i guess that list made the haters feel better...

[SoCalMike]

its a silly list, but okay if it makes you feel better... lol


:pimp:

[glidedrxlr22]

The Laker idiots don't like the list and dismiss it cause the truth hurts. If it was a "supposed" jealousy by the rest of us....then Boston fans would be the most hated cause they have the most hardware...but that is not the case. For years it's been the Laker knuckleheads that have been the most obnoxious and hence the most hated.

[LA_Showtime]

If people hate Laker fans for those reasons then that's their problem. Sorry, but a lot of you guys on ISH stereotype against Laker fans without getting to know them. Grow up.

[andgar923]

Wow.... some of you are really in denial.

Laker fans just have to face it, most of what was mentioned IS TRUE.

It is what it is.

Its like that dude that you know is a prick and everybody hates. But when you try to talk to him about changing up a bit, he gets all defensive... "NO... they're the one with the problem, not me. They're just haters that's all."..... "But dude, your own family members think you're a prick!"...... "That's a bunch of bs, and if they do oh well that's their problem."

[BallPhunk]

Needs some translation:

[QUOTE=Cedar]
Here are 10 reasons why I hate Lakers

[BallPhunk]

Wow.... some of you are really in denial.

Laker fans just have to face it, most of what was mentioned IS TRUE.

It is what it is.

Its like that dude that you know is a prick and everybody hates. But when you try to talk to him about changing up a bit, he gets all defensive... "NO... they're the one with the problem, not me. They're just haters that's all."..... "But dude, your own family members think you're a prick!"...... "That's a bunch of bs, and if they do oh well that's their problem."

You're a very good poster from what I've seen unless the topic is Kobe or the Lakers. Maybe you might be the one who needs to step back and take the bias glasses off? (or you can just accept that you that you have as much bias as anyone else, including LA fans)

[PoGoMon]

Top 10 teams in the league in terms of FTA/FGA
1. Denver Nuggets
2. Golden State Warriors
3. Utah Jazz
4. Boston Celtics
5. Sacramento Kings
6. Orlando Magic
7. Phoenix Suns
8. Philadelphia 76ers
9. Oklahoma City Thunder
10. Memphis Grizzlies

lol, whatever makes him feel better a night. The LA Lakers: giving haters something to live for since 1948.

LA never had the Lakers in 1948 - those Lakers are from the Land of 10,000 LAKES - Minnesota.

The LA Lakers got killed for years - in the 60's and in the 70's before getting the Great Magic Johnson, who almost single-handedly (He had help from Jerry West and Bill Sharman, who hand-picked West for GM after Sharman stepped down) made that franchise what it is today - 9 rings in 48 years of being in LA!

A history lesson for the youngsters!:cheers:

[LA_Showtime]

Wow.... some of you are really in denial.

Laker fans just have to face it, most of what was mentioned IS TRUE.

It is what it is.

Its like that dude that you know is a prick and everybody hates. But when you try to talk to him about changing up a bit, he gets all defensive... "NO... they're the one with the problem, not me. They're just haters that's all."..... "But dude, your own family members think you're a prick!"...... "That's a bunch of bs, and if they do oh well that's their problem."

you sound biased to me. those things may be true, but people who stereotype aren't much better...

some of the things he mentioned are excuses to hate laker fans, not reasons

[PoGoMon]

you sound biased to me. those things may be true, but people who stereotype aren't much better...

some of the things he mentioned are excuses to hate laker fans, not reasons

Excuses are a lot like avoiding history lessons because they are Sooooo painful to absorb.:cheers:

[SoCalMike]

The Laker idiots don't like the list and dismiss it cause the truth hurts. If it was a "supposed" jealousy by the rest of us....then Boston fans would be the most hated cause they have the most hardware...but that is not the case. For years it's been the Laker knuckleheads that have been the most obnoxious and hence the most hated.
i think making generalizations because you don't particularly like the personalities of some individuals on this forum of which also are laker fans is not fair. not all laker fans are bad, just like not all portland fans are bad... but there are exceptions.

i would agree that there are a handful of homers here, but please don't group everyone together, and a list like that is just plain silly and not factual.


:pimp:

[andgar923]

You're a very good poster from what I've seen unless the topic is Kobe or the Lakers. Maybe you might be the one who needs to step back and take the bias glasses off? (or you can just accept that you that you have as much bias as anyone else, including LA fans)

Dude.....

I WAS a Laker fan, I was born and raised here, all my fam and friends are Laker fans.


Maybe some of you are the "biased" ones.

Of course not every single fan is like this, which is why on a previous post I differentiated between REAL Laker fans (the Old school fans), and the new Laker fans and/or Kobe stans.

So some of you can go ahead and label me as "biased" but I'm just spitting it how I see it.

And I'm not basing this on 2 people that I know either.

[BallPhunk]

Dude.....

I WAS a Laker fan, I was born and raised here, all my fam and friends are Laker fans.


Maybe some of you are the "biased" ones.

Of course not every single fan is like this, which is why on a previous post I differentiated between REAL Laker fans (the Old school fans), and the new Laker fans and/or Kobe stans.

So some of you can go ahead and label me as "biased" but I'm just spitting it how I see it.

And I'm not basing this on 2 people that I know either.

That last line if funny btw. LOL

I've seen you're posts - know you're in LA and a Clipper fan (one of those who hates that any new Clipper fans showed up during that year or so when they showed promise). I know the profile well.

I only mentioned it because I first noticed your posts in Kobe/LA/MJ threads and honestly thought you were a troll. Then I read some other stuff and was shocked that it seemed well rounded and informed. Take it for what you will.

[Nevaeh]

What's funny is there was a time that the Lakers (and Its Fans) were loved across the country. When they made it to the 91 Finals in dramatic fashion thanks to Magic (who everyone loved at the time) nobody cried foul or complained about it. It was just pure excitement that year.

It wasn't until the League decided it needed a replacement for the Bulls' former Dynasty that pure Fans began to "smell a rat" regarding the Lakers' preferential treatment all of a sudden. It also didnt help that they had at the time the most cocky and arrogant starting line up in history starting around the year 2000.

It also didnt help that the Lakers had Kobe, who in his pursuit of all things MJ, was seen as kinda rubbing it in the faces of pure Jordan fans with his piss poor imitations year after year. What's funny is Laker Fans knew they were getting special treatment (Shaq's Elbows anyone?), yet would never bring it up.

Add in some BS trades, Phil Jackson selling his Soul, and Refs who were in on the scam, and you now have a recipe for Laker Hatred that may never die down (at least until Kobe retires).

[PoGoMon]

What's funny is there was a time that the Lakers (and Its Fans) were loved across the country. When they made it to the 91 Finals in dramatic fashion thanks to Magic (who everyone loved at the time) nobody cried foul or complained about it. It was just pure excitement that year.

It wasn't until the League decided it needed a replacement for the Bulls' former Dynasty that pure Fans began to "smell a rat" regarding the Lakers' preferential treatment all of a sudden. It also didnt help that they had at the time the most cocky and arrogant starting line up in history starting around the year 2000.

It also didnt help that the Lakers had Kobe, who in his pursuit of all things MJ, was seen as kinda rubbing it in the faces of pure Jordan fans with his piss poor imitations year after year. What's funny is Laker Fans knew they were getting special treatment (Shaq's Elbows anyone?), yet would never bring it up.

Add in some BS trades, Phil Jackson selling his Soul, and Refs who were in on the scam, and you now have a recipe for Laker Hatred that may never die down (at least until Kobe retires).

Great reply!:applause:

And now add how some of the young Laker fans actually think that the LA Lakers were always great and that they don't even know that the term, "LAKERS" comes from the Minneapolis Lakers, the "LAND OF 10,000 lakes - even on their license plates!!

I love fans who KNOW the history of this game! LA Lakers = 9 titles in 48 years!

[Tainted Sword]

I love fans who KNOW the history of this game! LA Lakers = 9 titles in 48 years!
rofl, 9 titles is still greater than all but one team. Did you really think informing us that "they only won 9 titles in LA" would make Laker fans mad. You're tripping. :oldlol:

[DTD]

Jealousy.

[InspiredLebowski]

They're jaded as hell. A "bad season" for the Lakers is anything short of 50 wins. Yes this is partly jealousy talking. I just feel like being a fan comes pretty easily when you're in the hunt almost every year, I somewhat feel like unless you go through the downswings that make the ups all the greater you kind of don't deserve it. They (for the most part) don't know what it's like to struggle being out of the playoffs for years and then having some semblance of excitement from getting shellacked 0-4 as an 8 seed. It's this (justified) holier than thou sense of entitlement. I'd like to see how strong their fanbase is after 5 years of no playoff basketball, they've missed out 5 times in the entire history of their franchise.

[gts]

They're jaded as hell. A "bad season" for the Lakers is anything short of 50 wins. Yes this is partly jealousy talking. I just feel like being a fan comes pretty easily when you're in the hunt almost every year, I somewhat feel like unless you go through the downswings that make the ups all the greater you kind of don't deserve it. They (for the most part) don't know what it's like to struggle being out of the playoffs for years and then having some semblance of excitement from getting shellacked 0-4 as an 8 seed. It's this (justified) holier than thou sense of entitlement. I'd like to see how strong their fanbase is after 5 years of no playoff basketball, they've missed out 5 times in the entire history of their franchise.lakers owners "get it" jack kent cooke, then jerry buss both understand that winning is the most important thing a team can do, for itself and it's fanbase... having to struggle through "hard times" to appreciate a winning team is is a cop out fans use when their teams are not successful...

"we'll get em next year! and boy we'll really be happy then because our team has sucked for so long"

blame the ownership, not the guys down the street who kick your ass every year

the lakers have had hard times and very good times they dominated the 80's but not the 90's the early 2000's but had some down years... the difference is that the lakers are constantly trying to get better, they don't sit on their laurels of bygone days, they are always pushing to get better, it's not luck it's nothing but a comitment to being the best they can be...

if folks feel the need to hate lakers or lakers fans for that, meh really who cares,? honestly if it wasn't the lakers it would be some other fanbase to bag on... that's the nature of the sports fan

[InspiredLebowski]

lakers owners "get it" jack kent cooke, then jerry buss both understand that winning is the most important thing a team can do, for itself and it's fanbase... having to struggle through "hard times" to appreciate a winning team is is a cop out fans use when their teams are not successful... "we'll get em next year! and boy we'll really be happy then because our team has sucked for so long"

blame the ownership, not the guys down the street who kick your ass every year

the lakers have had hard times and very good times they dominated the 80's but not the 90's the early 2000's but had some down years... the difference is that the lakers are constantly trying to get better, they don't sit on their laurels of bygone days they are always pushing to get better, it's not luck it's nothing but a comitment to being the best they can be...

if folks feel the need to hate lakers or lakers fans for that, meh really who cares,? honestly if it wasn't the lakers it would be some other fanbase to bag on... that's the nature of the sports fan

I agree, I'm not knocking them for winning at all. Just angers me that they're able to do so consistently and that they have thousands of fans who don't know what it's like to root for a cellar dweller.

[oh the horror]

Some you b*tch far too much. I could care less about any other fans.

[BlackMamba24]

http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/articles/10_Reasons_Why_I_HATE_Lakers_Fans/276584

this is a great article by a nuggets fan. so the next time any laker fan wonders why they are so hated, they can read this article and get their answer. every point is spot on.

feel free to add onto this list :cheers:
Not surprising since it's written by a Nugz fan. What was that, 7-0 last year? I guess the dude's still mad.

And all that stuff he wrote applies to various teams like Allstar24 pointed out. Every team has some obnoxious fans who consider their team to be the best, their star player to be the best, believe have the most chance of winning a championship. I guess LA is just hated on for being so successful, you know the 14 rings. Every team has a bunch of rational and bandwagon fans who join when the team's on the rise. You can't just nitpick and talk about 1 team just because you hate them.

[BlackMamba24]

I agree to a degree.

I think that you're right, but LA fans in general are more than other fans, and Laker fans (being the most vocal of the LA fans) are the most visible.

Also, there's a difference between the 80s Laker fans and the new era of fans. Not sure why that is, but there is a difference.

They also tend to be the loudest of any other fans.

So while I agree, every city has bandwagon fans, other cities don't have the same population and entertainment venues that we do. New York is older and more established, its a different climate altogether there.

Its just something about "us" as Angelenos that's different and for some reason Laker fans are the personification of some of our annoying traits.

I wish I could be more defensive but the article for the most part is true.

But I also see what you're saying.

You know it's a lot about the age factor of some of the newer fans and the fact that the Lakers are so popular and well-known so maybe thats why some people fell the need to point some of the more negative traits.

And I'd like to point out that Shaq is my all time favorite Laker followed by Eddie Jones. So, no I don't hate Shaq. Off court, he might be a d!ck but I respect what he has done.

[KobeRules24]

People hate us for a lot of reasons....we have 14 titles, their team sucks compared to the lakers, we have kobe "most hated player ever" bryant on our team and we are from LA!!!

[LA_Showtime]

do you guys not like los angeles? aside from the crappy reality tv shows and fake personalities, it's a good city...

[Killbot]

do you guys not like los angeles? aside from the crappy reality tv shows and fake personalities, it's a good city...

Water is not very clean, and it's hot there.
Plus, there's more reasons.

[LA_Showtime]

Water is not very clean, and it's hot there.
Plus, there's more reasons.

sharks?

[revan]

Water is not very clean, and it's hot there.
Plus, there's more reasons.

We're sorry for that, will you ever forgive us?

p.s Sorry Denver. We should've never swept you too. What were we thinking!?

[nbastatus]

sharks?
mexicans?

[PoGoMon]

Not surprising since it's written by a Nugz fan. What was that, 7-0 last year? I guess the dude's still mad.

And all that stuff he wrote applies to various teams like Allstar24 pointed out. Every team has some obnoxious fans who consider their team to be the best, their star player to be the best, believe have the most chance of winning a championship. I guess LA is just hated on for being so successful, you know the 14 rings. Every team has a bunch of rational and bandwagon fans who join when the team's on the rise. You can't just nitpick and talk about 1 team just because you hate them.

The LA Laker fans are usually disliked because they refuse to differentiate between the MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS with their 5 rings and the LA Lakers with their 9 rings!!!.

Buss would not even acknowledge the Minneapolis winners until forced to because of things like titles, rings, the 50 year greatest players celebration with Mikan being alive and wanting what was due to him - RESPECT!:mad:

Once more - another HISTORY lesson unacknowledged.

[loot]

i doubt most people hate the lakers. i think most people hate their dumb fans. a guy like kobe245 would be enough to have 350 people seemingly hating on the lakers on ish

[KobeRules24]

mexicans?

Free taco nights at staples tells you LA is mexican town :oldlol:

[Killbot]

sharks?

Reasons I don't want to go to LA....
These are assumptions, so you can correct me if I'm wrong:
-Inflated prices for things due to population and celebrities
-Traffic
-Crowded
-Some dumb things eventually going into law like the color of the car
-Hollywood
-Pollution

Off the top of my head. There might be a bit more.

[LA_Showtime]

Reasons I don't want to go to LA....
These are assumptions, so you can correct me if I'm wrong:
-Inflated prices for things due to population and celebrities
-Traffic
-Crowded
-Some dumb things eventually going into law like the color of the car
-Hollywood
-Pollution

Off the top of my head. There might be a bit more.


nah that's basically LA... :violin:

[BlackMamba24]

The LA Laker fans are usually disliked because they refuse to differentiate between the MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS with their 5 rings and the LA Lakers with their 9 rings!!!.

Buss would not even acknowledge the Minneapolis winners until forced to because of things like titles, rings, the 50 year greatest players celebration with Mikan being alive and wanting what was due to him - RESPECT!:mad:

Once more - another HISTORY lesson unacknowledged.
You could use that an argument. I consider us the same franchise as the team moved from Minneapolis because the attendance dropped severly and not much was going on financially. Nonetheless, even if we go by your argument, we're still the 2nd most successful franchise.

[nbastatus]

Reasons I don't want to go to LA....
These are assumptions, so you can correct me if I'm wrong:
-Inflated prices for things due to population and celebrities
-Traffic
-Crowded
-Some dumb things eventually going into law like the color of the car
-Hollywood
-Pollution

Off the top of my head. There might be a bit more.
and mexicans.
but i love living in LA.

[Killbot]

and mexicans.
but i love living in LA.

I don't have a problem with Mexicans. In fact, I have a few friends who are of that ethnicity.

[nbastatus]

I don't have a problem with Mexicans.
you are awesome :bowdown: :bowdown:

[PoGoMon]

You could use that an argument. I consider us the same franchise as the team moved from Minneapolis because the attendance dropped severly and not much was going on financially. Nonetheless, even if we go by your argument, we're still the 2nd most successful franchise.

Glad to see a LA Laker fan that can at least acknowledge the hard, cold facts of the issue of respect due to players who got you the titles in an era that is also NOT acknowledged by youngsters with any appreciation of History.:ohwell:

[andgar923]

Reasons I don't want to go to LA....
These are assumptions, so you can correct me if I'm wrong:
-Inflated prices for things due to population and celebrities Fair
-Traffic .... three words New York City
-Crowded.... see above
-Some dumb things eventually going into law like the color of the car... very true
-Hollywood..... if people hate Hollywood so much than they shouldn't watch any tv, movies or listen to music
-Pollution....New York City

Off the top of my head. There might be a bit more.

All legit, but NYC and other cities are as bad in some areas or worse.

But I guess with some of those, that's the price you pay for living in such a great city.

[Myth]

3 major reasons I don't like many (not all) Laker fans:

1. The arrogance of many of the fans. The Lakers have won a lot, and fans of the Lakers start acting like they (the fans, not the team) are better than others. This includes the following type of fans:

2. Bandwagon fans that have no direct link to L.A. All around the country there are "Laker fans" that become passionate fans of the Lakers even if they have another home team to root for. These are often people that are sore losers. They can't stand being patient with the team that they actually live near, so they root for the Lakers who have a history of winning. Even if the Lakers are actually having an off season, then they will fall back on #3.

3. How difficult it is to discuss basketball with many Laker fans. Mainly due to them resorting to talking about past championships if they feel like they are losing in the current conversation. Example: If you try to talk about the most recent game where their team lost, they will turn the conversation to the season overall if the Lakers are doing better than your team, or say something like "All I got to say is 14 championships" as if it is relevant to the current conversation. In fact, I've watched one guy I know tell a friend who is a Pacer fan that he 'had no right to talk basketball with him because the Pacers have never won an NBA championship.'

Edit: Now that I look at it, #1 and #3 are pretty close to the same thing.

[PoGoMon]

3 major reasons I don't like many (not all) Laker fans:

1. The arrogance of many of the fans. The Lakers have won a lot, and fans of the Lakers start acting like they (the fans, not the team) are better than others. This includes the following type of fans:

2. Bandwagon fans that have no direct link to L.A. All around the country there are "Laker fans" that become passionate fans of the Lakers even if they have another home team to root for. These are often people that are sore losers. They can't stand being patient with the team that they actually live near, so they root for the Lakers who have a history of winning. Even if the Lakers are actually having an off season, then they will fall back on #3.

3. How difficult it is to discuss basketball with many Laker fans. Mainly due to them resorting to talking about past championships if they feel like they are losing in the current conversation. Example: If you try to talk about the most recent game where their team lost, they will turn the conversation to the season overall if the Lakers are doing better than your team, or say something like "All I got to say is 14 championships" as if it is relevant to the current conversation. In fact, I've watched one guy I know tell a friend who is a Pacer fan that he 'had no right to talk basketball with him because the Pacers have never won an NBA championship.'

Edit: Now that I look at it, #1 and #3 are pretty close to the same thing.

The you should try reminding those LA fans that they need to acknowledge their Minneapolis 5 title winning comrades - because the LA lakers have 9 titles - NOT 14 titles!

Remind them to respect their elders - as in winners of titles as well as in everyday life.:ohwell:

[Killbot]

All legit, but NYC and other cities are as bad in some areas or worse.

But I guess with some of those, that's the price you pay for living in such a great city.

I don't plan on going to NYC. I might visit New York because part of my relatives live there.