From NCAA Heroes To NBA Enemies: A Lakers Fan’s Dilemma in the NBA Playoffs

While I was growing up in Los Angeles in the '80s and '90s I pledged my allegiance to four professional sports teams and a college team—the Lakers, Dodgers, Kings, Raiders, and UCLA Bruins.

I chose the Lakers over the Clippers, the Dodgers over the Angels, and the Raiders over the Rams—mostly because the Clippers moved to L.A. from San Diego and the Angels and Rams played their games in Orange County.

Those were easy choices.

I picked the Bruins over the Trojans mostly because I grew up less than two miles from the UCLA campus in Westwood. As a kid, I spent many afternoons bowling...

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