If you want to prevent the Chargers from moving to Los Angeles, here's a tip: Don't root for the Lakers.
Yeah, we know that probably doesn't make much sense at first glance.
But follow us on this: According to Sports Illustrated's Peter King,
the move to bring an NFL team to L.A. is gaining steam, and
King cites the Chargers as the most likely tenant in a new stadium next to Staples Center.
Among the reasons that Chargers CEO Dean Spanos might hesitate to move his team to L.A. is the concern that the team's fan base in San Diego wouldn't support an L.A.-based team. But all Spanos has to do is look around San Diego during NBA season and see all the Laker fans and their nerdy Laker flags flying from their cars, and Spanos would be convinced that he has nothing to worry about if his team is in L.A.
We've always found it a bit odd that so many San Diegans are Laker fans, considering most residents of the 619/858/760 loathe everything about L.A. But San Diego fans love a good bandwagon as much as they love a good
fish taco.
So how should San Diego sports fans approach this Lakers dilemma from now on? We suggest this: Just skip the regular season entirely -- because the NBA regular season is as easy to ignore as an episode of "
Rubicon." Then -- if you must -- root quietly for your beloved Lakers in the playoffs.
But if you do, don't be shocked if the Lakers find themselves welcoming your beloved Chargers as neighbors in downtown L.A. in a few years.
Labels: bandwagon, Chargers, Dean Spanos, fish taco, Lakers, nerdy Laker flags, Peter King, Rubicon, Staples Center
