This was a disappointing season for the Los Angeles Lakers. They came into it with championship aspirations, but they won just 47 regular season games and were put down in the first round of the playoffs by the Denver Nuggets, the same team that swept them out of the Western Conference Finals in 2023.
But on Monday evening, it got even worse for Lakers fans, as the Boston Celtics clinched their 18th NBA championship with a Game 5 finals win over the Dallas Mavericks. The Celtics have now surpassed the Lakers for the most titles in league history.
Across social media, Lakers fans reacted to the cold hard truth of how the season concluded league-wide.
Lakers bout to hire a podcaster
Rob Pelinka too busy looking like Rob Lowe
Jeanie Buss is the brokest owner in sports pic.twitter.com/YCYcgSp6it
— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 (@big_business_) June 18, 2024
Now Tatum just put the Celtics ahead of the Lakers in terms of total championships. Crazy how life works. pic.twitter.com/K41a8P0hx0
— Hoops Nostalgia (@HoopsNostalgia) June 18, 2024
— Ethan Grady (@ethangrady7) June 18, 2024
— LakersSpin (@LakersSpin) June 18, 2024
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 18, 2024
Can’t wait for the duels we have next season as a lakers fan 💜💛💜💛 pic.twitter.com/m59q50SYQQ
— Mamba🐍🖤 (@HoodiiMamba) June 18, 2024
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