So the Lakers got their asses trounced and were eliminated from the NBA playoffs last night. I’ve got a fairly good record this spring; so far, I’ve correctly thrown my support behind Barack Obama, the Detroit Red Wings and the Boston Celtics. I do love being right. Now let’s hope I continue being right (not in the political sense, obviously) come Election Day in November.

Returning to the Lakers thing, though, and how their fans are savages: The Staples Center, where the Lakers play, intended to show the away games of the Finals live on a big screen so the fans could have the experience, you know. That’s fairly common in championship series on the road. But they couldn’t do it, and do you know why? Because the fans were so anarchic, and vandalism was happening and fights were breaking out. So they closed down the Staples Center and told the fans to watch at home. You can just imagine what would have happened if they’d won the championship.

Honestly, what is it about basketball fans? Yes, I know they’ve got Jack Nicholson and shit, but they’ve also got hordes of low-class savages. For some reason, the Lakers bring out the worst in L.A. Can’t y’all get civilized already? Have a nice summer, shitheads. Glad you lost.