I read an article recently where the author was wondering if anyone actually hated the Spurs. They’re vanilla, they’re boring, they go about their business and everyone respects them. While that all may be true, I can tell you one person who hates the Spurs: this girl. I hold basketball grudges for years, and I can’t let go of the fact that they knocked us out of the playoffs in 2003, ending our bid for a fourth straight title.
I couldn’t forgive 
Robert Horry for years once he joined the Spurs because it felt like he crossed enemy lines. I hate them because they’re so good, and they’ve always been our biggest competition out west. I have learned to respect the Lakers’ opponents for the most part, but sometimes it just all goes out the window and watching them win makes my blood boil.
I don’t like to admit this but we, as Lakers fans, are spoiled. Yes, I said it. It is championship or bust for us every year, and always has been since the days of the Minneapolis Lakers. While some fans hope to see their team get the number one draft pick go .500 in the regular season, or make the playoffs and God willing the Finals, anything less than a championship in LA isn’t good enough.
I’m not saying that that is a bad thing, but it is a fact. At the same time, it is not our fault that our team wins. Many of us in Lakers Nation have grown up watching the Lakers either because we were born and/or raised in Southern California, or because of our families. Bleeding purple and gold is a way of life for us, the true fans, and we shouldn’t be penalized or have our feelings of doubt marginalized just because of who we support.
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