The Lakers don't care about the Clippers. They don't make moves in order to upset or outmaneuver them. The Clippers don't sign player X for the sole purpose of keeping him from signing with the Lakers. The Clippers care about the Clippers. The Lakers care about the Lakers. There really is nothing more to it than that. What connects the two franchises however is obvious. There are four NBA teams in California, two of them are in the same County. In fact, they play for the same city. Furthermore, they call the same arena home. No, neither team operates with an eye on the other. They are however forever connected. For years, even decades, that connection was easily defined. The Lakers were the Varsity to the Clippers JV. The Lakers were the big brother to the Clippers younger, annoying sibling. It was no contest, the Lakers ruled Los Angeles. That is not to say that much has changed. When the Clippers franchise began to make changes that turned them from also-rans and laughing...
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