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How am I supposed to be not biased when the one chance my team actually had at a championship was unfairly taken away by biased officiating in favor of the largest market team in the league (The Lakers)? As a direct result of us not winning that championship, the Kings may be leaving my city as soon as next year. Why would I not hold a grudge about that? Of course I'm biased but it's not like I don't have history backing me up. If the Lakers didn't have a history of shady behavior (or at least a history of the NBA favoring them as a franchise because they make money) I wouldn't have anything to work off of.
I don't like the Lakers because they aren't subject to the same rules as every other team in the league. Why would I not hate a team that gets constant unfair advantages over and over again because of the amount of revenue they bring in? It's complete bullshit. All I've ever wanted was for the NBA to just be a fair and balanced display of competitive sport, not a popularity contest that rewards the colors that bring in the most cash.
And of course I would want CP3 and Dwight on my team. I would want Pau Gasol on my team too, but it matters how these deals are made. I guarantee that if the Kings were in the situation the Lakers were and offered the same trade for Pau, that there is absolutely no fucking way it would've happened. EVER. Why do you think that is? The Hornets are a team owned by the NBA and were about to trade their best young asset for a slew of older mediocre players to the biggest market team in the league. Why do you think that is?
It's complete horseshit. Coming off the heels of the lockout, which partly dealt with how smaller market teams are supposed to stay competitive with the large markets... we have a top 5 NBA player being traded from a small market (owned by the league) to the biggest market for mediocre players that are 30+ years old. What is anybody even doing if they let that happen?
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