The city of Los Angeles has two strong basketball teams in the Clippers and the Lakers. The city will be busy all season long as both teams will be drawing in crowds of fans eager to see all of the team's stars play.
However, everyone knows that the city is still a Lakers town. The Clippers head coach Doc Rivers accepts this fact and understands that it will not change any time soon.
“It is a Lakers town. I’m good with that. I have no issues with that,” Clippers head coach Doc Rivers told The Undefeated from his Staples Center office recently. “They have how many titles that they’ve won here? You know, they claim them all, but they only won a certain amount here. I will say that. That actually bugs me a little bit. … Having said that, that’s generations of loyalty.
“I look at us as, we’re creating our own movement. … We’re not trying to take away shine from the other. We’ve got our own thing going. I never thought we could get our own thing going. That was what I was so frustrated with being here. And now we got our own thing going.”
The Clippers will be able to change public perception if they manage to win a championship with the team they've got now. With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George suiting up for the Clips, this is the best chance for the lesser-known LA team to get one over their neighbors.
Things will not change until that happens, though. The Lakers have a rich history of winning in the city, and a single Larry O'Brien trophy won't erase the Lakers' legacy any time soon.
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