In the 1970s, Sterling got to know Jerry Buss, then a chemist who was also an LA real estate investor. In May 1979, Buss was set to buy the Lakers, but 15 hours before the purchase deadline he was still $2.7 million shy of the needed cash. So he called Sterling, who covered part of the shortfall by buying a group of 11 Santa Monica apartment buildings from Buss. Soon after, the San Diego Clippers were on the block, and Buss suggested his pal buy them. And so in 1981, Sterling acquired the franchise for $12.7 million.
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They don't even know their history and how the Lakers and Clipps are damn near tied at the hip
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Why u all even waste time talking to idiot faker troll. They just in misery their team has been garbage for years and won’t ever be good. Once Buss died that was the end of the fakers.
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NippySudz wrote:I'm new to the forums and I really can't understand why laker fans hate clipper fans so much. On reddit, social media ect. You even see some that hate the clippers over the celtics. It's one sided and the hate comes from the lakers.
It's a weird thing I just don't understand.
They never experienced this before, the Clippers being competitive year after year. They had a little preview of this in 2005-06. Laker fans rooted for the Suns against us even though they just got their hearts broken when they checked away a 3-1 lead against the Suns.
They just don't enjoy competing with little brother.
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Akklaim1 wrote:NippySudz wrote:I'm new to the forums and I really can't understand why laker fans hate clipper fans so much. On reddit, social media ect. You even see some that hate the clippers over the celtics. It's one sided and the hate comes from the lakers.
It's a weird thing I just don't understand.
They never experienced this before, the Clippers being competitive year after year. They had a little preview of this in 2005-06. Laker fans rooted for the Suns against us even though they just got their hearts broken when they checked away a 3-1 lead against the Suns.
They just don't enjoy competing with little brother.
It's a weird complex, because the city of LA was willing to bandwagon when the clippers were making the playoffs and the lakers weren't. Now all of a sudden is screw the clippers, Ice cube calling them the dippers and there's pictures of him wearing LA clipper gear.

Keep the same energy. Why switch up? If the lakers get eliminated, 100% fact the city and the LAL fanbase will jump on the bandwagon if the clippers make it farther.
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Bingo. The most insecure fan base in all of sports. And it's not even close.nickhx2 wrote:insecurity

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I'm down with the Clips...two local guys as the franchise players?
Let's go...as long as they don't meet the Lakers in the playoffs
Let's go...as long as they don't meet the Lakers in the playoffs

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LakerLegend wrote:I'm down with the Clips...two local guys as the franchise players?
Let's go...as long as they don't meet the Lakers in the playoffs
oh sod off you traitor
Clippers fans are HARDCORE


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esqtvd wrote:LakerLegend wrote:I'm down with the Clips...two local guys as the franchise players?
Let's go...as long as they don't meet the Lakers in the playoffs
oh sod off you traitor
Clippers fans are HARDCORE
Shouldn't you be rooting for the Sixers

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LakerLegend wrote:esqtvd wrote:LakerLegend wrote:I'm down with the Clips...two local guys as the franchise players?
Let's go...as long as they don't meet the Lakers in the playoffs
oh sod off you traitor
Clippers fans are HARDCORE
Shouldn't you be rooting for the Sixers
NO
I have made my choice
the Sixers are not in the Clippers' division
the Sixers are not even in the same conference
not the same thing
they are not the Clippers' rivals
not competing for seeding
we cross paths with the Sixers only 2x a year and I go Clippers
it's a non-issue
like cheering for both the Dodgers and the Angels
but you cannot have 2 NBA teams in LA
repeat:
YOU CANNOT HAVE 2 NBA TEAMS IN LA
you seem like a nice fellow
but now you need GTF out of here bruh
just the sight of your avatar disgusts us

we will not have you
HARDCORE
you are not part of this
you cannot be any part of this
begone!!

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Nah, transplants can’t tell born and raised locals which home teams to root foresqtvd wrote:LakerLegend wrote:esqtvd wrote:
oh sod off you traitor
Clippers fans are HARDCORE
Shouldn't you be rooting for the Sixers
NO
I have made my choice
the Sixers are not in the Clippers' division
the Sixers are not even in the same conference
not the same thing
they are not the Clippers' rivals
not competing for seeding
we cross paths with the Sixers only 2x a year and I go Clippers
it's a non-issue
like cheering for both the Dodgers and the Angels
but you cannot have 2 NBA teams in LA
repeat:
YOU CANNOT HAVE 2 NBA TEAMS IN LA
you seem like a nice fellow
but now you need GTF out of here bruh
just the sight of your avatar disgusts us
we will not have you
HARDCORE
you are not part of this
you cannot be any part of this
begone!!

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LakerLegend wrote:Nah, transplants can’t tell born and raised locals which home teams to root foresqtvd wrote:LakerLegend wrote:
Shouldn't you be rooting for the Sixers
NO
I have made my choice
the Sixers are not in the Clippers' division
the Sixers are not even in the same conference
not the same thing
they are not the Clippers' rivals
not competing for seeding
we cross paths with the Sixers only 2x a year and I go Clippers
it's a non-issue
like cheering for both the Dodgers and the Angels
but you cannot have 2 NBA teams in LA
repeat:
YOU CANNOT HAVE 2 NBA TEAMS IN LA
you seem like a nice fellow
but now you need GTF out of here bruh
just the sight of your avatar disgusts us
we will not have you
HARDCORE
you are not part of this
you cannot be any part of this
begone!!
I've been here longer than the Clippers and a fan since Day One. You just can't show up 35 years later and call yourself a "fan." This happened when CP and BG showed up but y'all wilt at the first sign of trouble.
You are not Clipper fans. You are Laker traitors. If you had any guts you'd out and hate on us instead of this weak move.


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QRich3 wrote:The douchey ones are more comical than annoying tbh, and the veteran all-about-basketball ones are often good to have a conversation with. But you have to realize, they're run in a way where the brand is above everything, and as such they get a lot of fans that pick them as a fashion choice, not as a sports one. Guys who wouldn't last a whole game watching basketball but want that feeling of being superior and talking trash to other people for an accomplishment that's not theirs, the type of guys that bandwagon for other teams when the weather's not fair and are just coming back from their Warriors-fan time.
This is 100% what most Laker fans are nowadays. More obsessed with the brand of Lakers than the actual on-court production. It's sad. They're legit the only fan base I can't have an actual basketball conversation with.
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esqtvd wrote:LakerLegend wrote:Nah, transplants can’t tell born and raised locals which home teams to root foresqtvd wrote:
NO
I have made my choice
the Sixers are not in the Clippers' division
the Sixers are not even in the same conference
not the same thing
they are not the Clippers' rivals
not competing for seeding
we cross paths with the Sixers only 2x a year and I go Clippers
it's a non-issue
like cheering for both the Dodgers and the Angels
but you cannot have 2 NBA teams in LA
repeat:
YOU CANNOT HAVE 2 NBA TEAMS IN LA
you seem like a nice fellow
but now you need GTF out of here bruh
just the sight of your avatar disgusts us
we will not have you
HARDCORE
you are not part of this
you cannot be any part of this
begone!!
I've been here longer than the Clippers and a fan since Day One. You just can't show up 35 years later and call yourself a "fan." This happened when CP and BG showed up but y'all wilt at the first sign of trouble.
You are not Clipper fans. You are Laker traitors. If you had any guts you'd out and hate on us instead of this weak move.
Nah, people had good reason not to root hard for the clips before ie Sterling who's transgressions were well-known for decades.
Also why transplants tended to gravitate toward the clips, who were not viewed as "the" LA team.
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LakerLegend wrote:esqtvd wrote:LakerLegend wrote: Nah, transplants can’t tell born and raised locals which home teams to root for
I've been here longer than the Clippers and a fan since Day One. You just can't show up 35 years later and call yourself a "fan." This happened when CP and BG showed up but y'all wilt at the first sign of trouble.
You are not Clipper fans. You are Laker traitors. If you had any guts you'd out and hate on us instead of this weak move.
Nah, people had good reason not to root hard for the clips before ie Sterling who's transgressions were well-known for decades.
Also why transplants tended to gravitate toward the clips, who were not viewed as "the" LA team.
All true. No transplant worth his salt would glom onto the Lakers with their built-in banners and smugness. I held onto my Sixers. But when the Clippers came, sure. I was here first. No shame in jumping on the bandwagon and it sure wasn't much of a bandwagon.
This isn't even like the Rams and Raiders, who seldom crossed paths. It's like the Kings and Ducks. Same division, fighting for seeding. Rivals. Enemies.
It's not about the city of LA. It's about the Clippers. You either is or you isn't. You isn't.
Now get that purple & piss outta here.

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That poor man's version of Craig Robinson who crashed the Clipper mural and heckled Clipper fans was the entire Laker fan base in a nutshell. Telling the team to move to Seattle....insecurity.
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