re: It's absolutely amazing that LeLakers truly wanted to upstage the Pelicans

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These are all reasons for the Pelicans to want some with the Lakers, but why would the exalted royalty of the LAL franchise want to start shite with our poverty franchise?

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I think you forgot how the blood feud with Klutch started. They tried to force AD out during the season and Mrs. Gayle told them GFY and made them wait until the offseason. Can you believe the gall of this poverty franchise making royalty wait? Blood Feuds tend to have the hatred flowing both ways.

You also have the trade itself. Griff bet that exactly what's happening this season would happen. Every time someone brings up the top 10 pick this season, the Lakers see Griff pointing and laughing and saying "I told you so!"

Fun Bunch is right, some of the slights by the Pels to fuel the rivalry are probably in the Lakers minds fueled by their own insecurities and inability to accept who they actually are.

I'm sure it also doesn't help that Pels fans on social media are full on schadenfreuding the frick out of Lakers fans every where.