The city of Los Angeles has two NBA teams, two MLB teams, two NHL teams, two major Division-I colleges, and the Galaxy and Chivas USA of MLS. The only thing missing is the NFL, but that is a different story for a different day. These teams battle every year for the battle of Los Angeles crown.
Some have called L.A. sports fans several things during the playoffs the strangest thing was hearing Utah Jazz fans calling Laker fans classless. This was after they booed Derek Fisher for leaving the team and saying some unnecessary and hurtful things about his daughter, which even John Rocker thought was ridiculous.
Here are five reasons Angelinos have to love sports:
1. As far as the NBA is concerned, L.A. will always be a Lakers town. Both the Lakers and the Clippers play in the same building. One has a long history of legendary players and teams playing for and winning championships, and the other has a history of coming up short.
Shaq felt the need to continue to hate on Kobe Bryant. I’m shocked that four years after leaving, Shaq still has Kobe on the brain, and surprised that he wasn’t in Boston with a extra-large “Beat L.A.” shirt on or in the Celtics locker celebrating with the team.
The four games between the Lakers and the Suns will be a lot more interesting now that Shaq has helped the NBA marketing department hype the game, despite Kobe leading the Lakers and Shaq being a role player for about 15-25 minutes a game.
The Los Angeles Lakers had a phenomenal 2007-08 season, which came up two wins short of their season-long quest of a championship. The young team led by Kobe Bryant came together and matured. With a renewed vigor, Bryant became a team leader that several naysayers said he would never be, and finally won his first league MVP trophy.
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