A Quote by Akeem Ayers

You've got to be a Lakers fan growing up in L.A. with all these championships.

Akeem Ayers

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Akeem Ayers
Born: July 10, 1989

I've been a Lakers fan since growing up in Oklahoma. My hometown's finally got the Thunder, which is really exciting, but I've still got to stick with the Lakers.

Matt Kemp

Growing up in California, I was always a Lakers fan.

Robin Lopez

I grew up in L.A., so I'm a huge Lakers fan and Kobe fan.

Malcolm David Kelley

I grew up a Lakers and a Clippers fan.

Paul George

Of course, growing up, I was a big fan of rap so that was something that I got into. I was a fan of a lot of artists. You can be a fan, but at the same time, you gotta carve your own swagger and carve out your own style.

Kirko Bangz

I think that a lot of times we get wrapped up in just our career - we play ball, we make good money. As a kid you probably grew up a Lakers fan, a Clippers fan or whatever it is because sports is just a thing when you're a child. But, when you really look at the overall picture, we have a platform and a voice.

LeSean McCoy

I never was able to be a Lakers fan - I'm more of a Spurs fan.

Thomas Gibson

I can't root for the Lakers. I grew up in northern California, so I spent many of my young adult years rooting against the Lakers.

Timothy Olyphant

I can't say that I grew up saying, 'Someday I want to be vice president of the Lakers,' because that's not how it happened. I work for our family business, and that happens to be the Lakers.

Jeanie Buss

In the state of Kentucky, all they know is Kentucky basketball. It's the same thing in L.A. They love the Lakers and they expect nothing less but championships.

Julius Randle

Growing up, I was a Detroit Pistons fan, being from Flint. During not the Bad Boys but Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace era, and growing up, I always wanted to be a Piston.

Kyle Kuzma

Growing up, I was always a fan of wrestling, but I was also a fan of MMA and stuff.

Matt Riddle

I always was a fan of the Lakers.

Ivica Zubac

I'm not a fan of the spread offense where you'll go up and down the field, You'll put up a lot of points but there are a lot of things missing that are imperative to winning championships.