Los Angeles Lakers: 3 reasons Lakers of today bring back authentic emotions

1. Eating my emotions

The warmth of enjoying a Lakers game while watching LeBron make Magic Johnson-esqe passes and indulging in one of America’s favorite grease filled game night foods brought me back to a time when it was fun being a Lakers fan.

It’s been a while since I’ve shouted meaningful cheers after a late-game comeback or expressed a flurry of loud and obnoxious “oohs” and “ahhs” or found myself stuffing my face into a pillow after a Lakers nail-biting defeat.

I’m not trying to say an early exit from a playoff series is as heartbreaking as a regular season game loss, but with a spectacular addition to the roster, mixed with a young group of players ready to prove that “they’re next”, the higher expectations of a Lakers team is enough to make you feel a type of way after a regular season game in late October.

The Lakers now start 0-3. They began the 2013, 2015 and 2016 seasons the same way. In 2016, the Lakers finished with a record of 17-65 — the worst season in franchise history.

The Lakers only won a combined 48 wins the previous two years. Kobe Bryant “A.D.” was becoming a reality, and the Lakers were difficult to watch. Most notably, I continued to watch Lakers games indulging in pizza — mainly out of depression.