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LA doesn't have fans

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LA doesn't have fans -
dglenk Reputation:93 Level:All-Star Since:Feb 22, 2008
	April 14, 2008 4:59 pm Score: 77
	All they have is celebs who pay top money for seats so that they can be seen paying top money for seats. The Lakers are good because they have a good player and a good coach. The Warriors and the Jazz and teams similar to them have real fans. They have fans that are passionate about the game and love their team. They don't have rich celebrities overpaying for tickets just to be seen. Teams like the Knickerbockers and Lakers have rich people that will pay anything just to have tickets to be seen. Don't give them the time of day. Real fans don't do that.
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BackNBlack8 Reputation:95 Level:Superstar Since:Sep 8, 2006
	April 14, 2008 8:28 pm Score: 97
	You're an idiot.
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Pontstreet Reputation:77 Level:Pro Since:Dec 10, 2007
	April 14, 2008 9:52 pm Score: 77
	At between 100 - 200 a ticket for a decent seat in the arena, one could easily argue that there is no such thing as a "real" fan anymore. The working class guy is watching his favorite NBA team on the couch at night with his six pack. That is the real fan my friend. LA is no different than any other place..Maybe a few more celebs that get their plastic surgeon's free TV advertising.
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ThinkBlue Reputation:93 Level:All-Star Since:Apr 22, 2007
	April 14, 2008 11:34 pm Score: 92
	You must be from Mayberry? You are 100% correct. There are 18,997 movie stars at the Stapels Center for every Lakers home game. If I had more time, I bet I could name every one of them. It's truley a miracle that movies and TV shows are even made with all of those games. Maybe all of those actors and producers can work out a new contract before the first Lakers playoff game, so we don't have another work stopage in the Entertainment Industry come June.
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kgthingp Reputation:96 Level:Superstar Since:Oct 16, 2007
	April 14, 2008 11:40 pm Score: 97
	Utah doesn't have any humans.
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Capsfreek68 Reputation:97 Level:Superstar Since:Feb 7, 2008
	April 14, 2008 11:49 pm Score: 97
	You make a fair point with the rich people argument, but how do the Knicks come into this discussion? Sure, there are rich people in NYC but the Knicks aren't even on this list. All you had to say was that there are celebrities in both places that want to be seen at games, and as a result some of the fans in the first ten rows are unloyal. You cannot make the assumption that all fans in these two cities have no love for their teams nor can you say that there are no celebrities acting in similar manners in other places.
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Capsfreek68 Reputation:97 Level:Superstar Since:Feb 7, 2008
	April 14, 2008 11:50 pm Score: 94
	kgthingp: Amen to that.
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Cleverocks85 Reputation:95 Level:Superstar Since:Oct 23, 2007
	April 15, 2008 12:41 am Score: 83
	I completely agree, dglenk. It's nothing but, "look at me, I'm Jack Nicholson!" Or, "look at me! I'm on my cell phone on nat'l tv! I don't have a clue what's going on in the game, but I landed that big account by treating my clients to courtside seats!" Lakers fans..........there's a contradiction of terms.
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