i mean it’s just sports fans in general lakers are one of the biggest teams in the world so obviously it gets more attention
brandoi
> The VERY vocal minority of fans are trippin.
FTFY.
Eric___sal
When they play great tho, they get more love than any other franchise by far, look at reaves had two breakout games and damn near became a celebrity in 2 games
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Deno2k_
i’ll never forget when green missed that game winning 3 in game 5 fans were going crazy on twitter
GeorgeLovesBOSCO
Remember when Steve Blake and his family were getting threats because Steve got the chicken pox and people were afraid of him going it to Kobe.
breakthrureality
It’s like playing for the Yankees. If you can’t handle it then don’t play there. Can’t take anything a fan says seriously.
When was the last time a fan killed a sports player or their family? Lol.
According_ToRC72387
People need to get a life and get laid lol
devlinx4
This sub supports this nonsense, and let’s not pretend we don’t. Dennis, for example, has been playing great and the first off game he has there are 20 posts about how he is trash or a double agent from Boston.
Ill_Celery_7654
I literally had a debate on r/nba with a person who seems to think it’s ok for fans to say whatever they want to players simply because they “pay for tickets and pay player salaries” the level of entitlement that some people think they have is ridiculous.
elxhapo
It’s never that serious especially if you actually care about us winning if I the pressure of playing here isn’t already enough.
Tensorfrozen
Even Lebron got criticized a lot
AznTri4d
Pat Bev doesn’t belong on this list. He pretty much invites it with how he is.
SolubleAcrobat
A straw man is one that is easily knocked over.
Js_On_My_Yeet
Sports fans in general need to stop giving death threats to athletes. Like yeah Malik didn’t play well yesterdat despite his 6/14 3pts, but don’t go sending death threats over a game. You don’t deserve to watch sports if you’re sending death threats to professional athletes who you probably stand no chance against physically and mentally.
LDcostict
Corny as hell
motorboat_mcgee
We treat the white players pretty good though!
Rich_Sheepherder646
Was it always this way?
I know we used to be harsh on other team’s players. We had a lot of LeBron haters back in the day.
But towards our own? When did this start?
pratojr
As I’ve aged and matured, I find people who take sports THAT seriously, that they have to harass an athlete or their family, are some of the worst people.
ay-foo
The Lebron scapegoat effect
3nnui
Social media makes the world a worse place.
GerrardsRightFoot
Maybe mods needs to have less tolerance on such crap and a quick ban when such shit is posted or commented
thebraavosi1
Voicing frustration here vs sending directly to the players is different
Handful of dumb fans r to blame for this
qhoas
Mods can yall delete these posts. Its not a laker issue.
quickdrawmc_graw
y’all we toxic af let’s be better lol
MrJayFizz
Loud minority…
Affectionate-Two3308
Agree with everything except westbrick. His wife put herself out there as a target. Obviously the fans harassing them in person or giving death threats are the exception and that’s never ok. But I feel like they were tripping because he got hate for basically not giving any effort to win/sabotaging us. He played like a dude only doing the minimum to get paid and he deserved all the banter.
Dildozer_69
Brick was literally complaining about being called Westbrick and had his whole family acting like it was a crime against humanity. He should not even come close to being included in this. PBev was hot garbage for months but he also was constantly one of the more liked lakers by the trade deadline so idk about that. Danny Green had a minority of lakers fans sending him death threats, the majority was just clowning him for choking. He was trending on Twitter for a reason that day(and would often be trending on Twitter as he bricks shots) and to act as if we should coddle these players is dumb.
OverHeadThinking87
Yea, sending death threats over a game is trash. People losing money off dumb bets is their own fault. And if you’re not secure enough as a fan, rooting for a team with 17 chips on the mantle, to ride with that team through some down times and injuries, then a couple more wins and getting 18 this year won’t fix what’s broke either.
Again, threats are dumb af BUT airing out one’s frustration with Westbrook’s shooting/shot choice/ball handling/and rocking the baby only in losses & ADs disappearances/shot selection on this sub probably saves lives too XD … this season has been wild as a fan!
lil_cleverguy
its not my fault they dont make their open 3s
JT240z
In some cases it’s not even Laker fans but trolls online getting off on it. There’s a difference between talking trash and making threats
Edbtz-31311
People need to chill. Act like they somebody in the fucking peanut gallery, stfu and enjoy the lake show
JRod0824
Nah fr this gotta stop. It’s one think to talk about and hate on a player but the family is off limits
_mattyjoe
People need to stop complaining about everything.
This is what sports fans do. All of them. In the entire world. Lakers fans are not any uniquely different. Soccer fans around the world want to shoot referees and harass the shit out of their teams when they don’t win.
Everyone needs to grow some fuckin balls and just get over it. Including these players. It happens in every city, in every sport. It’s never gonna change, so you might as well toughen up or ignore it.
yahyeetyahh
Danny green was frustrating to watch.
TreeLankaPresidente
I get sports are a great way to get out your anger from other aspects of your life. Can’t we all just keep it to screaming at your TV and texting your friends in all caps?
Ergopow
At least we aint soft like r/denvernuggets
NoPin5154
Honestly most these guys sucked for us but they’re not bad guys. Say they should play less and leave it at fucking that. Some people take shit too ducking far
G_Franklin
Laker fans can the best and worst at the same time. We all want to win and be competitive, but at the end of the day it’s just a game. Leave these players alone.
LtP42
Such a huge fan base, unfortunately that means all the crazy.
BRTRSX
Lakers fans seem blur the line between criticism and abuse quite regularly, I know we are passionate about the lakers and winning, but sending death threats over a sport? We can’t win 100% of the time lol and the team is trying to dig it’s way out of a very big hole…
We gonna scare off Beasley and start abusing rob for net getting us any shooters ….
Logical-Piccolo2351
these are not lakers fans sending these. the people sending said threats are lakers haters.
The_King_In_The_Bay
Having a social media account and internet access doesn’t make you a Laker fan, lotta fake ass fans in cyberspace.
NordicLard
We are going to force the team in to perpetual mediocrity if we don’t get this under control. Fan quality is a big draw (or in our case deterrent). We need to get our shit together.
theseustheminotaur
Some Lakers fans don’t know how to express any other emotions except anger. If you follow these fan boards long enough you’ll see they ALWAYS have to hate on someone every game.
Some fans conflate personal failures with failures on the basketball court. So many topics are full of “he’s soft” “he’s beta” “he doesn’t care” when its just people missing fucking shots. Do people think shots are only missed when people don’t care/try?
I bet the people responsible for that shitty behavior aren’t reading this thread, but those responsible need to grow the fuck up and be better. These people are expecting the players to be perfect while they are nowhere near it
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i mean it’s just sports fans in general lakers are one of the biggest teams in the world so obviously it gets more attention
> The VERY vocal minority of fans are trippin.
FTFY.
When they play great tho, they get more love than any other franchise by far, look at reaves had two breakout games and damn near became a celebrity in 2 games
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i’ll never forget when green missed that game winning 3 in game 5 fans were going crazy on twitter
Remember when Steve Blake and his family were getting threats because Steve got the chicken pox and people were afraid of him going it to Kobe.
It’s like playing for the Yankees. If you can’t handle it then don’t play there. Can’t take anything a fan says seriously.
When was the last time a fan killed a sports player or their family? Lol.
People need to get a life and get laid lol
This sub supports this nonsense, and let’s not pretend we don’t. Dennis, for example, has been playing great and the first off game he has there are 20 posts about how he is trash or a double agent from Boston.
I literally had a debate on r/nba with a person who seems to think it’s ok for fans to say whatever they want to players simply because they “pay for tickets and pay player salaries” the level of entitlement that some people think they have is ridiculous.
It’s never that serious especially if you actually care about us winning if I the pressure of playing here isn’t already enough.
Even Lebron got criticized a lot
Pat Bev doesn’t belong on this list. He pretty much invites it with how he is.
A straw man is one that is easily knocked over.
Sports fans in general need to stop giving death threats to athletes. Like yeah Malik didn’t play well yesterdat despite his 6/14 3pts, but don’t go sending death threats over a game. You don’t deserve to watch sports if you’re sending death threats to professional athletes who you probably stand no chance against physically and mentally.
Corny as hell
We treat the white players pretty good though!
Was it always this way?
I know we used to be harsh on other team’s players. We had a lot of LeBron haters back in the day.
But towards our own? When did this start?
As I’ve aged and matured, I find people who take sports THAT seriously, that they have to harass an athlete or their family, are some of the worst people.
The Lebron scapegoat effect
Social media makes the world a worse place.
Maybe mods needs to have less tolerance on such crap and a quick ban when such shit is posted or commented
Voicing frustration here vs sending directly to the players is different
Handful of dumb fans r to blame for this
Mods can yall delete these posts. Its not a laker issue.
y’all we toxic af let’s be better lol
Loud minority…
Agree with everything except westbrick. His wife put herself out there as a target. Obviously the fans harassing them in person or giving death threats are the exception and that’s never ok. But I feel like they were tripping because he got hate for basically not giving any effort to win/sabotaging us. He played like a dude only doing the minimum to get paid and he deserved all the banter.
Brick was literally complaining about being called Westbrick and had his whole family acting like it was a crime against humanity. He should not even come close to being included in this. PBev was hot garbage for months but he also was constantly one of the more liked lakers by the trade deadline so idk about that. Danny Green had a minority of lakers fans sending him death threats, the majority was just clowning him for choking. He was trending on Twitter for a reason that day(and would often be trending on Twitter as he bricks shots) and to act as if we should coddle these players is dumb.
Yea, sending death threats over a game is trash. People losing money off dumb bets is their own fault. And if you’re not secure enough as a fan, rooting for a team with 17 chips on the mantle, to ride with that team through some down times and injuries, then a couple more wins and getting 18 this year won’t fix what’s broke either.
Again, threats are dumb af BUT airing out one’s frustration with Westbrook’s shooting/shot choice/ball handling/and rocking the baby only in losses & ADs disappearances/shot selection on this sub probably saves lives too XD … this season has been wild as a fan!
its not my fault they dont make their open 3s
In some cases it’s not even Laker fans but trolls online getting off on it. There’s a difference between talking trash and making threats
People need to chill. Act like they somebody in the fucking peanut gallery, stfu and enjoy the lake show
Nah fr this gotta stop. It’s one think to talk about and hate on a player but the family is off limits
People need to stop complaining about everything.
This is what sports fans do. All of them. In the entire world. Lakers fans are not any uniquely different. Soccer fans around the world want to shoot referees and harass the shit out of their teams when they don’t win.
Everyone needs to grow some fuckin balls and just get over it. Including these players. It happens in every city, in every sport. It’s never gonna change, so you might as well toughen up or ignore it.
Danny green was frustrating to watch.
I get sports are a great way to get out your anger from other aspects of your life. Can’t we all just keep it to screaming at your TV and texting your friends in all caps?
At least we aint soft like r/denvernuggets
Honestly most these guys sucked for us but they’re not bad guys. Say they should play less and leave it at fucking that. Some people take shit too ducking far
Laker fans can the best and worst at the same time. We all want to win and be competitive, but at the end of the day it’s just a game. Leave these players alone.
Such a huge fan base, unfortunately that means all the crazy.
Lakers fans seem blur the line between criticism and abuse quite regularly, I know we are passionate about the lakers and winning, but sending death threats over a sport? We can’t win 100% of the time lol and the team is trying to dig it’s way out of a very big hole…
We gonna scare off Beasley and start abusing rob for net getting us any shooters ….
these are not lakers fans sending these. the people sending said threats are lakers haters.
Having a social media account and internet access doesn’t make you a Laker fan, lotta fake ass fans in cyberspace.
We are going to force the team in to perpetual mediocrity if we don’t get this under control. Fan quality is a big draw (or in our case deterrent). We need to get our shit together.
Some Lakers fans don’t know how to express any other emotions except anger. If you follow these fan boards long enough you’ll see they ALWAYS have to hate on someone every game.
Some fans conflate personal failures with failures on the basketball court. So many topics are full of “he’s soft” “he’s beta” “he doesn’t care” when its just people missing fucking shots. Do people think shots are only missed when people don’t care/try?
I bet the people responsible for that shitty behavior aren’t reading this thread, but those responsible need to grow the fuck up and be better. These people are expecting the players to be perfect while they are nowhere near it