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L.A. Fans Warm Up for Championship With Mini-Riot After Game 4

Jun 12, 2009 – 1:56 PM
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Brett Pollakoff

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I never understood why fans tend to celebrate their team's championships by causing destruction and mayhem in the city in which they live, but it's an unfortunate tradition that appears to be still going strong -- at least in Los Angeles.

An estimated crowd of 2,000 excited fans poured into the streets of East L.A. on Thursday night, to celebrate the Lakers' Game 4 win, one which put the team on the brink of taking home their fourth championship in the last 10 years.

Fans were seen stopping traffic and shaking cars, before the Sheriff's Department and the Highway Patrol stepped in to disperse the rowdy crowd.

Naturally, this was all captured on video, which can be seen after the jump.

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