In New York it would never happen. New York fans love their teams when they are doing well and hate them when they are playing bad. But they never, ever, root for someone else or wear another teams silly gear.
There are a few Maverick Fans that are now jumping on the L.A. Laker bandwagon. They claim to be Kobe lovers. Take NBC5 editor “Mean” Gene Rickman. During the regular season he lived and breathed the Mavericks. To him a night in front of the tube watching Dirk and the Jet was all he needed to be happy. Now look at him!
Yes, that’s Gene, the self described Mav Maniac in training. He claims he’s wearing that Grimace Purple Laker hat to celebrate the Spurs loss. Maybe, but last night during the game, Gene was overheard chanting, “May the force be with you Kobe-one-Kenobi!”
I fear too many Mavericks fans will jump on the Kobe Train, leaving Dirk to wallow in a sea of sadness as all Mavs fans wish, they had Kobe wearing Mavs blue not Dirk.
