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... But how about when the two teams share both a city and a home court? Such is the case with the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association. Location might be the only thing these teams have in common, as the Lakers have been the model of success in the NBA, while the lowly Clippers are rarely mentioned without that pesky adjective. The indomitable Lakers and the joke that is the Clippers represent the categorical polemic that dichotomizes two diametric teams within the same market. ... The Los Angeles Lakers front office spares no expense when providing the team with what they need to prepare for games. ... In fact, current Lakers head coach Phil Jackson is the highest-paid coach of all time, currently making six million dollars per season. ... By contrast, the Los Angeles Clippers rent Southwest College’s practice facilities during the season and as recent as 2001 actually rented out a Boy’s Club for practice. ... As far as the players’ salaries go, the Clippers’ entire team’s payroll is less than O’Neal and Bryant’s combined at $34. ... ” Clippers owner Donald Sterling is obviously not a believer in that approach. ... Jerry Buss and the Lakers’ management team have always maintained a good relationship with the players. ... ” Clippers owner Donald Sterling, however, is much the opposite in his relationship with the players. ... ” Dozens of star players have been drafted by the Clippers and denied long-term contracts and gone on to sign big money contracts with other teams.
Approximate Word count = 1203
Approximate Pages = 4.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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