For many basketball fans, so anxiously waiting for the NBA lockout to come to an end, hearing the news that the NBA season was back was amazing. Being a Laker fan, I was so excited to hear the news and was counting down the days until Christmas, not only to spend time with family and open gifts, but to watch the opening game of Laker basketball. As much as this news was exciting, more news was soon to come that would leave Laker fans in utter disbelief and shock. Rumors were going around of different trades that were going to happen, players moving from team to team, and new faces wearing the jersey that every fan loves to wear. Talk of Chris Paul and Dwight Howard coming to L.A. to join the Lakers was spreading like wildfire on sports shows, in classes, and among friends. Everyone was thrilled to be a Laker fan, knowing that the addition of these two players would be a great way for the Lakers to make their comeback this season. But who was going to get traded for these two players? There was talk of Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, and none other than the great Lamar Odom, When I heard that these were the players we were going to trade for Paul and Howard, I couldn't believe it. Lamar is one of my favorite players on the Lakers and the team seemed like not having Gasol would just be out of the ordinary. I was very upset by this announcement and felt a sense of resentment toward the Laker organization. However, the NBA had denied these trades to happen which led me to hold on tight to the hope that these 3 players would not be leaving L.A. Unfortunately, the trade of Lamar Odom did go through and he will now be playing for the Mavericks. I am really sad that he is leaving because he was such a good player and hearing interviews from him, you can tell he is very upset to be leaving L.A. Lamar recently married Khloe Kardashian and the two love birds have established a home in L.A. alongside both of their families. Lamar will have to leave the families behind to move to Dallas with his wife, which seemed very upsetting to him. On top of that, interviews with Kobe Bryant, the L.A. Laker's MVP, showed that Kobe was also really disheartened to learn that his teammate and one of his closest friends was going to be moving out of L.A. to play for the team that the Lakers lost to in the playoffs last season.
If the loss of Lamar wasn't enough, Chris Paul ended up signing to the L.A. Clippers and Dwight Howard has began to grow faint in talks of coming to L.A. Not only did the Lakers not get the two players that they wanted from the beginning, they have lost one of their players who has grown up in L.A. as originally a Clipper, but has played for the Lakers for many seasons.
With all of this sad news, I will still be supporting my Lakers this season as they battle back and show the other teams that they can still be one of the best teams around. I am going to a game in the middle of January and I am counting down the days until I will be sporting my fresh new Bryant jersey in the Staples Center among the many other Los Angeles Lakers fans!!!!
Stephanie Jarrett
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Chris LeVander KIN 332I
As a Laker fan I am very excited for the upcoming year! I am a huge sports fan in general, so this time of the year in the fall gets me pumped. Football season gets going soon, baseball will get into playoffs, and before you know there comes basketball and hockey.
As for the Los Angeles Lakers it is exciting to see that revamped there team and I can't wait to see what they can acheive. Now that teams are starting to get very athletic with LeBron on the Heat and Russell Westbrook on the Thunder, these teams rose to the top. I believe the Lakers now have the mix of athleticism and experience for them to make a good run for the championship. Once they start gelling as a team and get some chemistry going, watchout, this Lakers team for the upcoming season will be fun to watch. Let's get it done gentlemen!
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