It’s that time of year again: the NBA Finals with the Lakers, who have officially become the Ken Jennings of basketball. Because the Lakers refuse to lose, I, a Los Angeles resident and Laker non-thusiast, am stuck in the fiery hell that is Laker Nation.

Everywhere you go in LA there is decorative Laker paraphernalia that adorn hundreds if not thousands of cars. My biggest pet peeve is the Laker car flag, but only when it’s taken to the extreme. I can understand having one flag on your car on game days. That’s ok because the occasion calls for it. Two flags, ehh, you’re kind of pushing it, but I guess the argument would be the need for symmetry, so touché. But anything over two, you’re not just crossing the line, rather you have successfully won the Gold Medal in the Long Jump competition at the Douchebag Olympics. I get that you’re trying to show you’re Laker pride. I bet you even say you bleed purple and poop gold. Good for you, but you might want to see a doctor about that. And take off a flag or two while you’re on your way. Which leads me to my next problem, the aftermath.

Once Laker season has come to an end and the Lakers have won, there’s the flag aftermath. I understand leaving your flags on your car for like a week, 2 weeks tops. After the celebrating has come to an end, normal people would take their flags down because it has served its purpose of displaying Lakerism. But there’s a large handful of people that leave the flags on for way too long. By doing that you’re falling into the same category as the people who leave Christmas lights on their house until July. Your reasoning is probably something like this: well by the time I take it down, it will be time to put them back up again. That is where you’re wrong, just like you were about the four flags on your car. By allowing your flag (or flags) to stay on your car, you’re causing it to deteriorate, which is like a big middle finger to the Lakers. At least show some respect.

I don’t think I’m asking too much, it’s actually pretty reasonable. But, if you’d rather be laughed at for being the ultimate Laker douche-nozzle then by all means, don’t let me stop you. But don’t be surprised if your flags are laying on the ground and burnt to a crisp after the game.