Conditional Love

Sometimes, group membership is conditional. You can’t be a Shriner if you don’t want to wear a funny hat, for instance. The condition for Phoenix Suns’ fans is even simpler: you can’t like them if you don’t hate the Los Angeles Lakers.

Related Content

• Play Time
  April 5, 2012
• Phoenix Suns Drop Game in Denver, Beat Kobe-Less Los Angeles Lakers at Home
  April 9, 2012
• We Hate Los Angeles: Six Songs As the Coyotes Prep to Take on the Kings
  May 8, 2012
• Phoenix Suns Beaten By the Los Angeles Lakers as Kobe Bryant Has An Epic Night
  January 11, 2012
• Suns Take Beatdown From Oklahoma City As Ex-ASU Star James Harden Goes Off
  April 19, 2012

More About

• Phoenix Suns
• NBA Pacific
• National Basketball Association
• Los Angeles Lakers
• Fashion and Style

Like this Story?

Sign up for the Events Newsletter: What's happening in town? From underground club nights to the biggest outdoor festivals, our top picks for the week's best events will always keep you in on the action.

Privacy Policy Cancel Continue

Prove that you belong in Phoenix when the Suns host the Lakers in a game that pits the league’s highest-scoring team against a Lakers squad that’s arguably the strongest (and most hated) group in the NBA. It’s the last regular-season meet-up between the two – the Lakers lead the season series two games to one – so expect a high-octane affair.