Exclusive What got you hooked on Blazer nation?

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    I can't believe no one made a What Got You Hooked On the Lakers thread for @THE HCP.
     
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    Drafting Walton got me completely hooked. I’d been a casual fan before that, but getting Walton really excited me.
     
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    In elementary school we had a kid in the class above me battling brain cancer. He spent a lot of time at Doernbechers. Brian Grant would consistently come out to our small town and spend time with him and his family. When he lost the battle as a 5th grader the school gym was named after him and Brian came out for the ceremony. Dunked a ball for the first bucket. It was easy to be a fan after that.
     
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    I became a fan just so I could go to games and hope to run into Sly.
     
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    Man, I love Brian Grant. He was fierce on the court. I remember he had some tough battles/rivalries, including versus Karl Malone.
     
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    It was probably when they got James Worthy....
     
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    Dad took me to the very first game ever.

    Got season tickets the following year
     
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