Can’t believe the big market clippers are trying to destroy the mom and pop lakers

The Lakers collapse being an inside job from a Clippers fan owner. Now I’ve seen it all.

Not gonna lie

If I had the money, I would totally do this to the Red Sox

Luka to clippers for two second rounders incoming

What’s this? Luka being traded for a copier machine? Because it’s a two-way copier machine?

As a disenfranchised lakers fan who bought clippers season tickets because it was cheaper for the whole year than 2 Lakers games- LET IT BURN.

One can only hope

Guess we’re trading 1 FRP and Daniel Gafford for Luka!

He had the best basketball podcast by a large margin.

he was his boss when JJ was at ESPN too

What’s ironic about it?

He was his boss when this podcast happened

Laker fans thought he was a bad hire because of his podcasting, as if he wasn’t a long-time NBA veteran and starter lol.

> Also kinda ironic how now Iger is Reddick’s boss lol.

Not especially. It’s a small, incestuous circle. That’s why you’ll see all the same managers/ owners/ coaches circulating.

What is this is Ballmer money and he’s trying to kill the lakers?

Or he’s going to sabotage the Lakers

Based on this he doesn’t care about the Lakers success and would even prefer them to lose as long as he makes money

They must have had the mango sentinel

under his watch Star Wars went from arguably the biggest IP in the world to just another property.

Dumbass ruined Season 2 also 

What could have happened if Lynch/Frost were given total autonomy is one of the biggest what ifs in American media.

I’ll never forgive him for butchering the second half of season 2, essentially sabotaging it and giving him a reason to cancel it

Watching the second half of season 2 and the credits being a picture of Laura Palmer infuriate me like how dare you stand where she stood

He didn’t necessarily change. He just bought property.

Now he’s just rooting for his investment. It’s like fan duel for billionaires.

it depends. like if you lived in portland and the blazers got relocated cause your owner is awful i would understand switching teams

It’s not that crazy to me. You can always have your favorite team that you grew up rooting for and ultimately will be number one, but also develop and interest and care for the team thats local to you if you end up moving

Why? Some of you take this shit way too serious

You’ve never changed your mind as an adult?

Changing team fandom in adulthood is such a weird concept to me

You just called out every LeBron fan rooting for the Sixers now.

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I am a diehard Chicago Bulls fan but would root for the Nuggets while I was living in Denver, so long as they were not playing the Bulls.

I think you should be allowed to support a team in each conference for any sport. You can have a favorite AFC and NFC team in football, or a favorite AL/NL team in baseball.

Becoming an owner is these guy’s top priority. The new Seahawks owner came from the Niners. They will sell their fandom in a second

I’ll never change my team but this is one our strangest cultural stigmas. None of this shit is that serious, we’re all watching people play a game. Simmons had a great quote that it’s more acceptable in society to get a divorce than to start rooting for a new team

Again, I agree with you, but the whole thing is strange!

It’s only reasonable if your city gains a team when it did not have one previously.

Any other scenario where someone changes fandoms, I don’t really respect that person as a sports fan. Years and years of emotional and financial investment and you just switch? Shows me you never really cared much in the first place.

I don’t understand how people can just “change” who they’re a fan of when they move cities. Especially nowadays with things like league pass available. I do understand when people become fans of a second team but to drop your hometown team? Blasphemous.

If Portland ever lost the Trail Blazers I would simply give up on the NBA.

Every single person on this sub would instantly stop supporting their favorite childhood team if they had an opportunity to own another pro team. That’s one of the easiest decisions anyone could ever make lol

It also isn’t that weird since modern technology has removed limits on who you can support and watch. There was a time when people were stuck watching their local team because it was there family’s choice, but now you can live in NYC and cheer for a team in California, so it’s not uncommon to leave your parents house and become a fan of someone else as you get older.

LOL as if teams, players, and the league don’t change over time.

Bill Simmons is right there with ya.

Those old Sports Arena tix were dirt cheap. We picked up day of game tix a couple of times when the good teams were in town.

A combo of Brian Seiman on the radio dial, and being able to take a train down to Staples as a college student and see some live hoops for half the price is how I ended up here.

Many billionaires are cheap af, just look at Warren buffet, bill gates, even LeBron lol

He’s absolutely being used to white wash the ownership group lol

Iger is a billionaire. How much of his wealth he is putting into it is another question. He could own 10-20% of the Lakers if he wanted to

Furthermore, how did Philadelphia force the Lakers to not offer LeBron a contract? How was Girl Scouts of America involved?

The conclusion I can think of is that the punishment of BALLMER SELLING THE TEAM is not on the table, because Iger would’ve just offer to buy Clippers instead.

Bro said the Lakers and Knicks are rivals. Shows you how much he knows about the NBA

Can you imagine these inexperienced fks who are only after profit trying to navigate the new CBA?

Dark dark times ahead

Luka is the dawn before the darkness

Other than the Disney World season it’s been a dark era since Jerry Buss died.

lol I bet most teams wish they had Ballmer as their owner. I know portland certainly would take him

He breaks thumbs

A team to watch in person

Yeah fandom aside, Kushner now owning the Lakers really sucks

I think Jerry West and Walt Frazier would say so.

You have to consider Iger’s age. The Knicks and Lakers were big rivals when he was young, meeting in the finals 3 out of 4 years in the early 70s.

They were in his time 

They were when Iger was young. Knicks and Lakers met in the finals in 1970, 72, and 73.

Depending on your age.

• 1970 Finals: Knicks beat Lakers in 7

• 1972 Finals: Lakers beat Knicks in 5

• 1973 Finals: Knicks beat Lakers in 5

Knicks played the Lakers in the finals 3 times in 4 years from 1970 to 1973. Bob Iger would’ve been 19 to 22 at the time.

Echo Park Lake doesn’t count? How about move the Jazz to a place there’s at least jazz music? 🤷🏽‍♂️

Big Bear Lake doesn’t count?

RIP Jackie the eagle

clippers season ticket holder bill simmons?