The classic Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers rivalry has been disappointingly dormant over the last several years. Both organizations had to rebuild following NBA Championships through the Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett, Kobe Bryant era of NBA hoops. The Celtics are back among the NBA’s elite, while the Lakers are finally heading in the right direction after a series of unfortunate missteps.
Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball is an NBA rivalry lightening rod largely because of his father LaVar. Lonzo has only been in the NBA for a few months, and LaVar has already gone after the likes of John Wall, Joel Embiid, and Luke Walton. To make matters worse, Lonzo has struggled through the first 11 games of his NBA career, while Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum has thrived as a starter for the 10-2 Celtics.
Don’t you think for a second that Celtics fans haven’t noticed that their rookie, who was selected after Lonzo in the 2017 NBA draft, is outplaying Lakers fans’ rookie. This is classic NBA fandom.
LaVar and Lonzo have given Boston fans plenty of fuel heading into Wednesday nights matchup between the Lakers and Celtics. And while we wouldn’t say the Celtics vs. Lakers rivalry is back, it has most certainly taken a turn for the hilarious.
If you’re familiar with NBA League Pass, NBA’s service that allows fans from around the world to watch every NBA game all season long, they have a feature that allows users to watch the in-arena jumbotron footage instead of the on-air commercials. You get access from everything to kiss-cams, to fans dancing, to mascot nonsense, to giveaways, and all that good stuff. It’s the live NBA experience from the comfort of your living room.
Reddit user Siriate was able to capture one of the most incredible in-arena fan-cam moments of all-time during the Celtics vs. Lakers game Wednesday night, and I implore you to watch the footage below. It’s worth it, I promise.
Yes, that is a Celtics fan with “LONZO SUCKS” written in barely-legible magic marker on his stomach just in case the jumbotron gives him an opportunity to shoot his shot. Thankfully, the in-arena cameraman gave him that opportunity. Our only complaint is that he didn’t give the kid more airtime.
With that being said, how can you really blame the cameraman considering his next shot was the dude behind the ‘Lonzo Sucks’ kid inexplicably dumping popcorn all over his head? What a whirlwind. I’ve been to TD Garden. That popcorn isn’t cheap, but again, you’ve got a couple of fans here that are undoubtedly dedicated to shooting their shot. Respect.
