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The Los Angeles Lakers have officially hung up a banner to celebrate their In-Season Tournament Championship … and, as expected, it was met with some serious mixed reviews.
The team revealed Monday night the flag will stay in the rafters at Crypto.com Arena for the foreseeable future … something that ain’t exactly sitting right with plenty of fans of the storied NBA franchise.
The In-Season Tournament championship banner is up pic.twitter.com/FiDNWutYKG
— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) December 19, 2023
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After all, the team’s won SEVENTEEN world championships — and as you can hear in video from the pregame banner-raising ceremony prior to the contest against the Knicks, when L.A. officially hung the IST title keepsake, Lakers supporters didn’t seem thrilled.
There was merely a smattering of applause … and even LeBron James and his teammates didn’t look all that pumped while watching the festivities from the court.
Lakers raise their In-Season Tournament banner 🏆 pic.twitter.com/5dcEMtfRB2
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 19, 2023
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Of course, there were some who liked it, including Metta World Peace — who told TMZ Sports last week he was definitely in favor of keeping the memento at the Lakers’ home facility.
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Several celebs in attendance at the game didn’t seem to mind it much either … Timothee Chalamet was all smiles in his courtside seat — although his New York ballcap showed he probably could care less what L.A. does when it comes to decorating its arena.
Kevin Bacon, Dustin Hoffman, Mookie Betts and several other A-listers were there too … and while it’s not entirely clear what their stances were on the banner — we take it they probably don’t care much either way.
As for the action on the floor, the Lakers weren’t able to cap off their banner night with a W — they lost to the Knicks, 114-109.