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Fans Roasted Lakers Over Their NBA In-Season Tournament Championship Banner

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The Lakers officially hung their in-season tournament championship banner on Monday, and fans had plenty of jokes.

The Lakers announced shortly after winning the inaugural tournament their plans to add a banner to the rafters to commemorate the championship, with room on the banner to accommodate all future in-season tournament titles.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws chalk into the air before his team’s game against the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena.

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James throws chalk into the air before his team’s game against the New York Knicks at Crypto.com Arena.

They officially unveiled the banner in a brief ceremony prior to the team’s game against the Knicks, and while it was certainly a more muted celebration than after winning a NBA championship, it didn’t stop fans from cracking jokes at the team’s expense.

Here’s a brief look at the celebration.

Maybe in the future the in-season tournament crown will be seen as a big deal, but for now, fans had a hard time seeing one of the NBA’s most storied franchises adding a banner for an upstart tournament to the rafters alongside some of the greatest championship teams in NBA history.

Here’s some of the best roasts from the internet on the matter.

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