Wow. I am shocked to see this vid. I heard of two brawls at Staples last night, but thought it wasn`t serious. But the video is ugly. A very frightening atmosphere.

This reminds of some of the ugliest soccer hooligans here in europe. I think the league has to react and think about consequences.

Wow Laker fans are classy…

looks like two different incidents, the second video the guy escapes towards the court, the first he appears to go out through a tunnel.

During last night’s game, I unfortunately had to sit next to a Laker fan. Before the game started, I shook his hand and said ”This is all in good fun…but I’m gonna be all over you tonight.” He smiled, laughed and we went on to bust each other’s chops for the rest of the night…No confrontation, just two fans getting into the game and talking some friendly trash.

What’s in this video is disappointing. But, that’s not to say I wouldn’t expect the same here in Boston. Unfortunately, the idiots in this video may come to represent two fan bases that are largely knowledgeable and respectful fans if this circulates. All too often, Boston fans are generalized as ignorant meatheads and the way I see a lot of people act at games that stereotype is often supported.

This is not what a rivalry is about.

If you want to fight, stay home and punch your own family members in the face!!

Wow, can’t believe laker fans see this as cool

Laker fans – following in the classy footsteps of their fearless leader Kobe Bryant.

I ventured out of the security of the press section last night into the area behind loge seating to soak up the atmosphere and meet up with a friend. There were a modest number of Laker jerseys being worn, and while they were taunted and harassed with many tasteless chants, it never appeared that it would come close to anything we saw on these two videos. Maybe it would have been different if we were losing to the Lakers big in that game last night, but somehow I doubt it…

Throwing chairs and ganging up on a single individual? What is this a prison riot? That was shameful.

I have to say this got me a little heated to see fans on both sides acting this way. We obviously don’t know if the celtics fans “deserved” it or what the situation was, but the fact that the lakers fans were proud of this behavior is the worst part.

Unfortunately if this series comes back to Boston there might be a little retaltion, I’d warn people to keep the purple and gold in their closet if they’re gunna be around the bean during those last 2 games.

Personally I was walking around NYC with my Pierce jersey on all day yesterday and heard a lot of taunts, but I was loving it that way. They did get a little more vulgar when i was taking the train back from watching the game with a friend tho, and I just kept my mouth shut, so as to not get into a situation exactly like what we saw here.

This really is a flashback series. All the history on the court from the 1980’s and now television has become the Geraldo Rivera show, now I just need my chuck taylors and I’ll be ready to play slinky!!

GO CELTS!!

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I love how the guy throws a chair at the fan when his head is turned, has a couple hundred people watching his back and starts talking trash like he is some sort of bad -. He might as well have been wearing a Lisa Leslie jersey.

I mean, as inexcusable as the behavior of the Laker fans was, wearing a Celtics jersey in that situation is just asking for Darwin to do his magic.

Some Lakers fans driving past Park Plaza (one of them was wearing a Kobe jersey) asked me for directions to the Garden a few hours before game 2.

I politely gave them clear, concise directions…to Quincy :)

Reminds me of a Sox game at Fenway ;D I’ve seen some pretty bad fights over Yankee gear anywhere near Fenway. So we “Mass-holes” are no better, he should’ve kept his butt at home. Laker fans are CRAZY, I was there in 2000 for the first of their 3 championships and Mo Fo’s went ballistic, riots and everything. That’s when I stopped messing with Laker fans.

Po – they’d have to play at the LAC’s home court – err… wait nevermind.

I never understood why people gather to watch an away game at the arena on the scoreboard…. personally I think that’s lame….. if you can’t go to it live, stay home….. it’s like going to the movies to see a movie that was released on dvd already.

As far as the fight, I have to say, that guy probably shouldn’t have gone to a lakers viewing party in a Celtics jersey. If it was a live game, that’s different since there is a lot more security, but com’on, this is a viewing party.

“If this guy was looking for trouble, he sure picked the right place to find it, and he sure found it.”

Indeed… my first thought was ‘what the hell was he doing there?’… but nothing can justify this sort of violence, nothing.

I am a die hard Lakers Fan…hate the celtics…and hate all of you.

I heard about the three incidents at Staples on Sunday and I figured there would be some mention of it in boston. Reading some of your posts, I realized how hypocritical all fans are of all sports teams!

Let me give all of you a bit of info….Staples Center is opened up for road games and viewers pay to get in. All the proceeds go to the Lakers’ charitable foundations. Including consessions. It’s a place to go and watch the Lakers with other Lakers’ fans.

Keep in mind…because you are only paying $15 to get in…you are going to get a lot of “thugs” and “hoodlums” attending these games. Security is at a minimum and these guys certainly aren’t going to feel to sorry for a guy wearing a celtics jersey in Staples Center.

While I think it was poor judgement on these two guys’ part to wear celtics gear in an arena full of Lakers fans, they shouldn’t have gotten a beat down.

But for all of you to call us classless, make references to burning down Staples Center, riots, etc….who are you guys to point fingers? boston fans are some of the biggest a-holes alive! The classless, vulger, insulting things you all do to visiting players and fans is a well known fact!

Tell you what….when is the last time you heard of a Lakers Player being stabbed at an LA club or bar? I’ve never seen a Lakers player accused of throwing up “gang signs” during a game. Triggering fire alarms at visiting teams’ hotels, calling the players’ rooms all night, insulting and threatning the player’s families….don’t get all high and mighty and act like you all are any better!!

A family member who was at the game said it did get pretty bad. Like one you you mentioned in a previous comment….what makes all of you think you wouldn’t do the same thing in boston???

Believe me…whether the Lakers were being blow out…or doing the blowing out, Im pretty sure this would have happend.

GO LAKERS!