Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tried to to find the silver lining after the Lakers’ early exit from the playoffs … congratulating the Purple & Gold on winning the In-Season Tournament a few months ago — but it was met with so much backlash, she ended up scrubbing the post from her page.
LeBron James and Co. got booted from the postseason on Monday … falling to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round matchup.
Bass attempted to share some positivity shortly after the final buzzer … pointing out the Lake Show had a bit of success earlier in the 2023-24 campaign when L.A. won the meaningless mid-season competition in December.
“Tough season, but at least we won the in season tournament,” Bass said. “Proud of our team, @Lakers.”
The post didn’t sit well with fans … as the goal every season is to win the NBA Finals, and no one cares about a fake championship.
Bass gave it another go after the first attempt … posting, “You left it all on the floor — thank you @Lakers.”
That post is still up … but Laker fans made sure to let her know they didn’t forget about the initial congratulatory message.
To add insult to injury, Bron was non-committal when asked if he would return to the Lakers next season … so fans are down bad right now.