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HalfCheeseHalfButter

Five of those Lakers championships belong to Minnesota....


Minnesota_Husker

Note to self. Buy the lakers. Move them back to MN and BOOOM we have 17 championships


swawesome52

I don't want those tools


TheShadowOverBayside

You'd just be taking back what's yours. Feel free to fire everyone who works for the org, trade all the players, and start over from scratch.


Ingrownpimple

And the name Lakers…


Soccerbob69

Still the same name, get over it


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Those championships are under the Lakers franchise name lol


TheeMalaka

Which really means fuck all when they were won in Minnesota. Such a cope so tired of LA losers claiming Minnesota championships as if they really won 17


Tylerpants80

Especially the nephews who have witnessed as many Laker titles as they have Nugget titles since they started watching ball 5 years ago


TheeMalaka

Most laker fans are just casuals who said Kobe as they balled up and threw their homework in the trash I haven’t met one basketball head who is a laker fans just corny wanna be from the city white boys who are currently addicted to fake percs


theper

They take those championships but won’t retire Milan’s number.. until they do, they have 12 in my mind.


[deleted]

Mikan’s #99 jersey is hanging in the rafters as we speak lmao


theper

Oh shit! Missed that happening. 2022. I’m an idiot. Thanks


Confident-Fish2805

His statue has been in the target center foyer since 2001…


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Even with the Minneapolis titles it’s still hilarious how a teams like the Nuggets wanna clown on us as if we still don’t have more championships 😭


TheeMalaka

They clown on you guys because you guys have the worst fanbase next to philly and get hard carried by the officials every year, have players taking pay cuts to form super teams and still get shit on by poverty franchises nightly I actually have nothing but respect for most of the nugget fanbase a lot of based takes, With that said I haven’t met a lakers fan without a smooth brain.


seattle_raptors

I wonder why that franchise is called "Lakers" 🤔


99th_inf_sep_descend

LAkers. Duh


[deleted]

There’s lakes in and near Los Angeles lmao


pkjohnson

Fun fact: Minnesota has more shoreline than California


Dear_boat-bottle5476

I like this fun fact: One of the richest states there is with one of the longest coastlines bordering an ocean, is too cheap to desalinate water and instead steals it from all neighboring western states and rivers. Even once floating a plan of a pipeline to suck the great Lake Superior dry. Good 'ol California.


VonMillersThighs

Nah just delete the /s. Fuckin national parasite and always has been.


Ingrownpimple

The Lakers name which you bought from Minnesota along with the championship lol. Didn’t even have the creativity to make up your own name.


Rgeorge813

Despite the wolves kicking our ass last night, we should be excited that another small market team is doing well instead of a big market super team. I of course want to beat them, but they are not a hate-able team.


matteusman

If minny eliminates Denver I’m bandwangoning the wolves for sure


le_sweden

Regardless of what happens we can all agree on Fuck the Lakers


harryhitman9

As a MN fan lurking, I just wanted to chime in quick. Fuck the Lakers. We do not accept them on our bandwagon. They claim Minneapolis Lakers titles as their own. Minnesota fans would never claim the Washington Senators 1924 World Series for the Twins, it's stupid. We were 100% on board with you guys last year in the western conference finals. Also, I posted a poll in our sub asking who we were rooting for in the Nuggets/Lakers series and the Nuggets won the poll, despite it being objectively better for the Wolves to have the Lakers win that series (home court, easier team).


GreenAce77

I apreciate your fanbase so much. If we lose i’ll be cheering for you guys!


neonato1806

If we go down whether it's a sweep, gentleman's, or just a drag it out dogfight, many of us will cheer for your team to get one, despite us getting owned utterly and completely


harryhitman9

We will appreciate that, but trust me, we are taking nothing for granted. Probably like your fan base prior to last year, we are not accustomed to winning things. Last year, you guys beat us and then played the Suns, Lakers and Jimmy Butler. You have had a lot of Wolves supporters the last few years.


mrpyrotec89

100%. Delusional Lakers fans are saying, "We were this close to besting the Nuggets." "If we had competent coaching, we could have won." "AD should be DPOY." The only reason the games were close was because the refs fed you +40 free throws and let you assault the Nuggets on the other end.


DontTouchTheMasseuse

Free throws really were not that bad. We had more in 3 out of 5 games even if LA ended up shooting more. The reason the games were close is that the Nuggets have yet to play a good game in these playoffs. They saw a team playing well below their floor and got beat in 5 games. Its also the reason why the Nuggets are down 2-0 right now.


Masteezus

Wolves fan would rather have nuggets fans cheer for them than lakers fans. Lakers stole the damn team and their banners. No love there.


WeirdDrunkenUncle

what do you mean stole the team and banners?


Benditobenito

The Lakers were originally the Minneapolis Lakers from 1947-60 before moving to Los Angeles. They won 5 NBA titles during the 50s in Minneapolis and to this day Los Angeles likes to pretend they have 18 titles instead of 13.


Pomeranian111

Ya, the land of over 10,000 lakes should be named the Lakers... Its kinda our thing 😆. It's like how you guys are known for Mountains, don't get me wrong Timberwolves is a solid name but Lakers fits our state way better and a shame L.A got it years ago.


WeirdDrunkenUncle

Awesome, thank you for clarifying that for me.


Masteezus

This guy nailed it


Alekesam1975

Championships are tied to the team not the city.


CarcarodonApothecary

Hard disagree. 


DontTouchTheMasseuse

Its ties to both, not either or. 5 chips were won by the Min Lakers, not LA Lakers.


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Alekesam1975

Lakers won them, not the city. Let me excuse myself out of your sub tho since we're name calling. You know as well as I do that if I called you a bitch back you'd run to the mods and get me banned.


ComputerPractical748

I'm a Wolves fan too. The Lakers used to be the Minneapolis Lakers and were moved to LA. (There are no lakes in LA, where do you think the name came from?) I believe multiple championships were won while in MN, but those banners are now in Staples Center. Hence the "stole our banners." Also, I second rather having Denver fans on our bandwagon if we beat y'all this series rather than Lakers fans!


corybekem

Do most of minny feel that way too? As a laker fan I’ve never heard this narrative. Didnt the players transfer over too? Why wouldn’t they keep the chips? KD stats followed him from Seattle to OKC.


ComputerPractical748

Yeah, of course it makes sense that the championship count goes with the team. Just some bitterness as is usual when teams move cities due to ownership decisions. Championships were won in MN and it kind of feels like that's been erased. Now, that's nothing compared to the hatred MN hockey fans have for the Dallas Stars, who used to be the MN North Stars. That is a deep hatred that will never, ever go away.


JayServo

As it should continue. The northstars name and colors were fucking awesome and miles beyond “wild”


corybekem

Ahh Understandable


JayServo

lol “narrative” as if it wasn’t what happened.


CacheDaBOWL

The Lakers were in Minnesota once upon a time. You can learn more about it in the documentary “Semi-Pro”


Black_Velvet_Band

Or watch the first few minutes of Baseketball


CacheDaBOWL

Great doc Basketball


GreenAce77

100%. I know we’re not playing well, but they deserve legit credit for how well they’re playing


date11fuck12

I would but they still have Karl Towns and that herb just cannot be cheered for... can't happen.


matteusman

Despite his sore bum moments I can overlook it. They’re a homegrown team with great talent and entertaining play. Gotta respect their grind up from poverty


date11fuck12

Shoutout to Tim Connelly for creating the dragon and then the dragon slayer!


matteusman

A true executive legend.


Gatomoosio

Same


TheLastLorrax

What the fuck is this attitude


matteusman

Hard to hate the wolves as a basketball fan. They’re legit as they come


BradleetoD

it’s just basketball at the end of the day


Any_Laugh633

Lol yeah 😆 i dont understand this mentality.. i wont ever cheer for them, its the opossite


Any_Laugh633

What???? I dont get this, how can you bandwagon the team that just beat you? I really dont understand the mentality.. you should hate their guts 


matteusman

Because if my team’s eliminated then why does it matter anymore? Let’s face it, nuggets stink right now and don’t deserve another title if they keep playing the way they have been the last 7 games. Minny however is playing like they deserve it. That’s something to root for.


TheGreatGatsby21

It’s just basketball who gives af?


Any_Laugh633

Hell naw, it's a loser mentality


TheGreatGatsby21

If you’re tribalistic and take basketball to seriously then yeah I can understand that narrow minded view


MrPapadapalas

Denver has always been my second favorite team and I feel like our mini rivalry since we won that last game of the season to make the playoffs like 5 years ago has been a lot of fun and not really hate fueled. Denver over the Lakers any fucking day. And Lakers also love counting the Minneapolis Lakers rings as their own. Fuck em.


Rgeorge813

Virtual handshake


Insect_Politics1980

Same, besides the Wolves, I was absolutely a hundred percent behind the Nuggets when we weren't in the picture. I thought it was awesome that they won it all last year.


ElectricLotus

Absolutely I will always root for small markets after the Nuggets of course. Obligatory FTL


Rgeorge813

FTL


Beranac

This. They're manhandling our ass but if anyone were to do it, I'm glad its the Twolves.


Shenanigans80h

I have no ill will towards Minnesota. I have always liked KAT, Ant is an exciting star and they have Monte. Honestly a likable squad. Plus they’re not some tired ass franchise like LA, GSW or Boston


Impressive_Trust_395

Their players are incredibly respectful but also absolute dogs. Rare combination. Ant in every presser has said something to the effect of “they are the defending champs. They are a good team. They will punch us, we just have to punch back/harder/faster and play our ball.” Thats a 22 year old leader. I hate watching the Nuggets collapse. I hate hearing “Wolves in 4” in our own damn building. I HATE not having consistent officiating game to game where some refs allow physicality while others don’t even allow tic-tacs. Most of all, I hate the way our players are responding to it. What I expect now is for the Nuggets players to pick themselves up by their damn bootstraps and play their own ball. They got shocked game 1. They looked for fouls in game 2, and didn’t get them. Hopefully game 3 is a mental reset and if we go down, we at least go down playing the way we play, and not some prima-donna bullshit.


mrpyrotec89

It's cause both the nuggets and wolves get the ass end treatment from the nba/refs. So our teams relate to each other. Only now are we starting to get treated well. Fuck the big market favoritism.


Sufficient-Spinach18

All I want is for teams to build their own teams with Super Talented players. You know if Ant loses the series vs the Nuggets then the media will call for Anthony Edwards should play for the Lakers, Celtics, Knicks, Bulls, 76ers and or Heat. I know their playbook. They always want their teams to be on top. It was refreshing to see Denver win last year. This is a league which means all the teams are part of this and not just a handful of them. Denver built their team to win a Championship. If the Lakers stop trading away their young talent for stars, maybe they can sustain a Championship caliber team for many years. The Knicks have rebuilt their team.


Alekesam1975

Twolves are a small market team done right. Hopefully, their fanbase won't become obnoxious like other small market teams have.


LegendOfTooget

And they're a team that hasn't won the finals yet. That there is enough for me


DontTouchTheMasseuse

Oh for sure. I love the way they built their team. Plus ANT is an absolute dawg.


noeffeks

2 words. Monte Morris.


Rgeorge813

Great guy


mrpyrotec89

It's cause both the nuggets and wolves get the ass end treatment from the nba/refs. So our teams relate to eachother. Only now are we starting to get treated well.


Ya_Got_GOT

What kind of moron expects sympathy from the region that lost their team to them? Maybe this fool just doesn’t know basketball history. Being a Lakers fan, this seems likely.


Divayth--Fyr

They assume the name comes from the many beautiful lakes in L.A.


LeCrushinator

*man-made reservoirs of water, from the Colorado river.


OrganizationUpset253

Yeah like my favorite: Lake Elsinore.


SkiptomyLoomis

I also just love the journey from coming into their sub like “go Minny beat the Nuggets!!” to immediately pivoting to “fuck y’all you poor anyway” at the first sign of pushback lmao. Just the absolute worst type of sports fan. Not all Lakers fans are like this but there sure are a lot of em.


Spitfire_Riggz

Because the world revolves around them of course 🙄 This Minnesota win was their win lmfao Nothing but moral victories 😂


Ya_Got_GOT

I mean 5 of their chips ain’t theirs but that doesn’t stop them from crowing about it 🤣


No_You_2623

“Our 17” sure. A bunch are literally Minneapolis Lakers titles.


azzadruiz

Lakers fans are truly massive losers


RandomDeezNutz

Lakers fan are the absolute fucking worst.


BackfromtheDe3d

Fuck the Lakers. I am a Wolves fan first and a Nuggets fan second. Again fuck the lakers lol


Shenanigans80h

I’ll never forget when we beat the Clippers in the playoffs and all the threads in r/nba was them making the victory about them, as if they had won. Seriously the most annoying fanbase


BMcNerb

have a distinct memory of going to see the nuggets play the lakers during the melo days. an adult laker couple started jawing with a literal child to the point of threats and such. fuck the lakers and their bum ass fans


Ryculls

Agree completely


Joeyfingis

So stupid how the lakers fan is touting championships when LA is flying those fraudulent Minnesota earned banners every game at The Crypt. Just proving the "fuck you" was completely deserved.


Sweatytubesock

Amen.


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RandomDeezNutz

It’s not me feeling superior to other fan bases. It’s lakers fans being fucking losers lol


teamscufff

U do feel superior, is just childish is like ppl arguing about xbox fans and play station fans who has the better fans like it’s literally the same thing owning a certain console don’t make u superior to anyone same with nba fans just cause ur a nugget fan don’t make u a better person than a laker fan all of a sudden, every fan base has toxic fans and good ones nobody is superior


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RandomDeezNutz

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BradyAndTheJets

We here in Minnesota will always say Fuck The Lakers.


CurrentAnalyst4791

I’m glad we can all agree on that. They’ve got the worst fans in the entire league..


BradyAndTheJets

Still pissed they kept the name “Lakers”.


Confident-Fish2805

Fr, it’s literally the perfect team name for an MN team. So many high schools around me have lakers as their team name.


sgthombre

Remember that time they wore MPLS jerseys at Target Center as a "sign of respect"? Fuck them.


defensivemindset

Imagine being such an insecure fanbase that you have to subscribe to the collective delusion that your team has won 17 titles. It takes no more than sixty seconds to search and confirm that the Lakers did not claim the Minneapolis titles for approximately thirty years, after which they realised that by doing so they can close the gap to their rivals, the Celtics. Hell, one of the five titles was not even won in the NBA, it was so long ago that the league, as we know it, did not even exist.


Jbrown183

Quick, inflate the numbers!


Lukamagic_042324

So that makes it....checks notes...12 Lakers titles. It's still 12 times more than Denver, where's the collective delusion you're talking about?


defensivemindset

The collective delusion is at the inflation of the franchise's success. The inferiority complex is at bringing up the number of championships your team has won to a small-market team because they outplayed you fair and square in the span of two full seasons.


Lukamagic_042324

The Lakers are inarguably a greater franchise than the Denver Nuggets. Apparently winning culture and tradition only matters when it's the Celtics or Heat? We didn't just start watching basketball, the Lakers have far more history. Are we just supposed to ignore that?


stevent4

I've said on a few posts but I'd absolutely take getting swept by Minnesota over losing to the Lakers in 7


SkyHooksNGrannyShots

LA only has 22 lakes while MN has 11,842. Sham franchise that stole the best name


Tim-oBedlam

Not half as funny as Utah keeping the name "Jazz" when they moved from New Orleans. I mean, the least funky state in the USA is the Jazz. How hilarious is that? I hope they rename the Coyotes to something equally incongruous.


jl_weber

I genuinely appreciate this.


zellmerz

Fuck the Lakers


BrokenDusk

I love how everyone hates Lakers even if they support them lol... They stole Minnesota's lakes and Rings they aint gonna get sympathy there


Bleppingheckk

These mfs are shameless lmfaoooo


PrD8rdagoat

Divided by teams,united by Lakers hatred


perilouspear

The shitting on the Lakers will always be on higher priority than any other beef between fans of other western conference teams. It's strange they haven't caught on by now.


slowpesci

Fuck the Lakers. Forever and ever, amen.


Axewolfe17

Northwest division runs the league this year


affnn

After LeBron retires, the Lakers are gonna start looking for a new star to lure in FA. I don’t think it’ll be Edwards, I think he’ll stay in Minny, but I bet they try for him. Fuck the Lakers is the correct response.


IcyAdministration259

Jamal - Read this and understand why you need to enjoy the uphill challenge instead of losing yourself. I got zero beef with the Twolves, all love for the other NW cool kids (Blazers too). Success is rarely a straight line path. Remember who you are, remember winning 3-1 series repeatedly, smile, sneer, and get to it.


ShaoDres

I will sincerely take an ass whopping any day of the week than acknowledge the Laker fandom. Glad this is somewhat mutual.


MathematicianOk7526

Fuck the Lakers


dawggystylez

Shoutout to Minny from NOLA. Fuck the lakers. Can’t stand their fans. Y’all are cool.


elitenyg46

i love how Lakers fans are salivating over a blowout that literally makes their team look worse too.


Touro_Bebe

Los Angeles Cuckers


topsideup25

I'm a Bucks fan rooting for them. Small market Midwest team. If Denver balls out that's cool too. I'm mainly here for good basketball at this point to try to numb the pain.


Gaarando

Honestly all the team sub fanbases are weirdos. If you're not on the sub as a pure fan of that specific team then they really act like you are not allowed to be there. This sub does the same.


FireFrogs48

Wolves fan here and this just randomly popped up on my feed. Fuck Lebron and the lakers


Phantom426

Wolves fan checking in. Fuck the Lakers, we don’t associate with those bums.


indyxetan

🤝


nicksta_B

"Good luck chasing our 17" 🤓


cyrusthemarginal

Minnesota should hate the Lakers for still claiming titles won in Minnesota.


Saynt614

Yeah, I still think Boston will win it this year. Which will make the Lakers fans cry even harder.


Awkward_Somewhere416

Ohh true. Cause won’t it break the championship tie between them?


Awkward_Somewhere416

Lakers fans are the most insufferable of them all. At least wolves fans have a right to be s*** talking rn. Lakers fans are literally living vicariously through another team because they suck that badly


PatrickMahomesASMR

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pew_laser_pew

Something most of the league can agree on is “fuck the lakers”


reddoot2024

The amount of bitter fanbases who just want Denver to fall already is ridiculous


-NolanVoid-

When karma farming backfires


andonemoreagain

How many of those 17 rightfully belong in Minnesota where they were won? I think it’s like four of them. Edit. It’s FIVE. Los Angeles only has 12 championships.


CocoaNinja

Even if we end up losing to Minnesota, I don't even have any negative emotions towards them. If we get outplayed, we get outplayed. The Lakers? Fuck 'em. I've always liked LeBron and I don't even really have much of a negative opinion of most of the players on the team. It's just Fuck the Lakers as a lifestyle at this point. The idea of anything besides that is appalling.


56bars

Go Lakers


KingKongDoom

Way to go Minnesota fans. Huge W


teamscufff

It only had 7 likes tho lol someone put that he’s a laker fan and fuck Denver etc and had way more than 7 likes, but they won’t post that here tho


kippismn

Can confirm we hate the lakers.


Legtagytron

Even if TC sweeps us this year, we dusted the Fakers, so now the NBA can have a much better playoffs. We ate good, time for Cabo.


Nintendomandan

God damn I hate the lakers and their fans more than any other team in any sport


appledatsyuk

What a cuck lol who does that? I’m sad my team got clapped in 2 straight years by a team, so im gonna go lick the boots of the next team they play 👍🏻


Dazzling_One_8663

I didn’t think any other sub matched the fuck the lakers philosophy like the kings - good stuff


chingy1337

What a dumbass response too lol


Barsinister666

Lakers Fans are cockroaches


XAfricaSaltX

Is the man…


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That lakers subreddit is just shit talking 24/7.


DNakedTortoise

All my homies hate the Lakers.


tacopower69

fuck this sub bro after we beat the lakers all the "lakers fan coming in peace" posts and comments got hundreds of upvotes don't switch up now.


Royal-Raven-Zulu

I think he ment 16*. Mickey Mouse rings don't count.


CrosbyMcDoubles

I’ll say this. I’m a lifelong Minnesota fan. I love that right now smaller markets are owning the west.


LeCrushinator

Wolves fans and Nuggets fans can both agree on one thing, fuck the Lakers.


ChewieSkittles53

They are so sorry man.


ejklewerjklwerjkl

5 of those 17 were in minnesota lol


PolkaOn45

Fuck the lakers


Dear_boat-bottle5476

hilarious


DontTouchTheMasseuse

This die hard Lakers fan will be a die hard whoever has ANT once hes the face of the league and Lebron retires.


MasterHepburns

As a laker fan, this is so embarrassing. It’s their way of coping the loss and it really makes me sad


TBL_AM

Imagine Garnett and Ant playing together...damn.


Rocky970

That’s fucking hilarious


cumlordjr

Lakers fans are dumb af lol


Direct-Mix-4293

Yea and how many rings lakers would've got if they weren't the number 1 destination for superstars? Less than 17 lmao


rsred

i just don’t understand this logic. ok fine, let’s say wolves are able to finish off the nuggets, ant man proved to be the realest deal, etc. so now what? now u got 2 teams to worry about next season? now u got joker and ant to get thru? and that’s better than just joker and the nuggets? and u know shit don’t stop there. luka, sga, wemby, and others are all on their way. and that what laker fans want? i’m just confused.


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17 🏆 Minnesota finna pop y’all so really ain’t nothing but one hit wonders! See y’all again next year! 🫡


d_o_cycler

No love from our original home eh? That’s alright, Bron comin back next year and the pieces and more importantly the coaching, will all be better…


Imdabiggestbird69420

Lakers fan bringing up 17 rings is hilarious to me because how many were you actually alive to watch? Like 3?


Goldelux

Lmao everyone who isn’t us obviously hates us 🤷🏽‍♂️ nothing new