Perhaps no community in the entire NBA is as ruthless as Lakers Nation. As basketball’s most prominent and luxurious franchise, they have the largest, and loudest, fanbase on the planet — and everyone knows it.
So when news broke that veteran point guard Rajon Rondo would be returning to the Lakers, after a short-lived stint with the other L.A. team, it was no surprise that they took to Twitter to clown their inter-city rivals.
Here are some of the best Tweets that we saw, but there are plenty more:
Rondo really won a chip with the Lakers then made the Clippers give up Lou Will & draft picks for him a few months ago only to return on a min. deal
First Ballot Hall of Famer 🐐 pic.twitter.com/E8iGXekx2j
— LakeShowYo (@LakeShowYooo) August 28, 2021
Clippers traded Lou Williams and two 2nd rd picks for Rondo 5 months ago just for him to return to the Lakers pic.twitter.com/xny97gOwWB
— Lake Show (@LakeShowFamily) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/azeezalqatami/status/1431728960203739136
Rondo with the Lakers
Rondo with the Clippers pic.twitter.com/kZlimMb6i7
— v (@notvmedina13) August 28, 2021
Rondo rlly was on a Recon mission on the Clippers https://t.co/C1YJYQZ5wV
— HTB ♨️ (@HenryTheBlasian) August 28, 2021
Rajon Rondo…
Got his ring last October
Got his money from Hawks
Cost Clippers Lou Will + draft picks for Pat Bev insurance/the narrative
Traded WITH Pat Bev for Eric Bledsoe
Got his buyout from Grizzlies
Likely replacing Jared Dudley
…all in 11 months time
— Law Murray ❓ (@LawMurrayTheNU) August 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/TriIISammy/status/1431801243001839619
The Clippers being the Clippers as usual… 🤣 you cant make this stuff up. https://t.co/YivpPyuvHJ
— LakerDarryl (@LakerDarryl) August 29, 2021
The Clippers gave up veteran scorer Lou Williams and multiple draft picks to trade for Rondo, so his arrival did not come at no cost. So to lose him so soon, and watch him sign right back with their greatest rivals, has got to sting.
Unfortunately, these types of embarrassments seem to be the norm for the organization.
Despite being among the West’s better teams over the past decade, they have continually suffered brutal defeats in the postseason, often falling well short of expectations.
Time and time again, they are the laughing stock of the league. Even now, that remains true.
As for Rondo, he’ll be returning to a very interesting situation with the Lakers. Despite being 35-years-old, he’s only the sixth oldest player on the team.
An interesting fact is that if Rondo joins the team, he will still be younger than 5 other players on the team! Considering the two-time NBA champion is himself 35 years old, it might seem a little shocking.
The players that are older than him are LeBron James (36 years old), Carmelo Anthony (37 years old), Trevor Ariza (36 years old), Marc Gasol (36 years old), Dwight Howard (35 years old).
Obviously, many questions and doubts have been raised about the state of the Lakers roster, and if a team of older, veteran players can compete against younger, stronger, and faster competitors in the West.
But there is no doubt that the Lakers have a strong appeal to players around the association, more so than even the Clippers.
Perhaps part of the reason is the sheer noise and activity of the fanbase, which never fails to make things interesting.
