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Before coming to L.A. to anchor the Channel 2 News, Paul Magers was the top-rated TV newsman in Minneapolis-St. Paul. He confesses his bias to the St. Paul Pioneer Press and says he keeps quiet in the empire of Lakers fans:
"If I went on the air and talked about supporting the Wolves, they would storm the Bastille,'' Magers said. "I could just see it. They'd have burning torches and pitch forks.''Or worse.
"I don't want to walk out into the parking lot and find my car burning,'' he said.
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Nobody will see Magers show up in the newsroom wearing a Wolves jersey. Though he and several transplanted Minnesotans work at KCBS, they keep a low profile when it comes to which Western Conference team they want to advance to the NBA Finals.
"You need to be careful,'' Magers said. "People in the newsroom know I root for the Wolves. To stand up and express it out loud would be sacrilegious.''
Hat tip to Romenesko.
Hey, whachya talkin about? I just bought my Lakers flag last week and fly it on my car. Probably cheaper in the off season, if you can find one. Go Lakers!
Ben
Posted by: ben at May 25, 2004 03:12 PMObviously you don't know much about us Laker
fans to marginalize us with such a bogus
generalization.
Don't confuse a late arriving crowd or
only limited post-championship riots
with apathy.
We do care. We do eat and breathe
purple and gold during playoff time.
We want Shaq and Kobe to be like brothers.
What were those people doing out on parade
routs after championships in 2000, 2001 and
2002? Redistricting maps.
Me thinks you grew up someplace else.
If you didn't, maybe you were fickle
about your sports.
GO LAKERS!
of LA Observed
Laker fans don't care that much. If you were in NY, Philly or Chicago I could see worrying here. Obviously this guy hasn't spent much time in town to see how heatless and fickle Laker fans really are.
Posted by: bacon at May 25, 2004 02:34 PM