Lakers: 5 Reasons Fans Should Be Thankful on Thanksgiving

Despite the Lakers struggles this season, there are still reasons for fans to be thankful on Thanksgiving.

The Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of tumultuous times right now. Between Kobe Bryant and Byron Scott and all of the drama that their relationship and their effect on the team has caused, the 2015-16 season is not looking great after a 2-12 start. In fact, the argument could be made that the Lakers are at rock bottom right now—or at least in the general vicinity.

Perhaps one of the reasons why this current iteration of the Lakers is so brutal on fans to take in is the fact that this is an organization that has enjoyed so much success over its history. Moreover, this is a team that has been so consistently good for so long that this semi-prolonged period of hardship feels unfamiliarly terrible.

It’s important for fans in times like this to hang onto hope. It might be hard to find when the Lakers are getting trounced in ORACLE Arena by the Golden State Warriors, but its essential to the survival of fans when their favorite teams are in times of tribulation. Without that hope, then what’s the point of even being a fan anymore?

That’s why it’s important, on Thanksgiving, to be thankful for the good things that remain about the Lakers and being a Lakers fan. Largely, that involves looking at the present situation and finding the positives (no matter how hard that is at times this season), but can also involve looking at the history. On Thanksgiving, these are five things Lakers fans can give thanks for.

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