The Rise Of The Clippers

Morning Edition features LA Clippers superfan "Clipper Darrell":

To be an L.A. basketball fan and choose to root for the Clippers had been an exercise in losing, futility and frustration. They've only made it to the playoffs four times in the 27 years they've been in the city. The year Bailey became a fan, the Clippers won 17 games and lost 65.
"I got fired from a job and a guy told me I'd never amount to anything in life," Bailey remembers. "So I went home, plopped on the couch, turned the TV on. Clipper game comes on. They said the same thing about them — how horrible they was, how ownership was horrible. And I said, 'This is going to be my team; we're going to ride and die together.' "
Bailey's fortunes have improved with the team's. He now has a thriving business customizing cars, and he rents himself out to be fan-in-chief at parties, events and college games. Here at the Lakers game — ever the celebrity haven — he attracts attention wherever he goes.
"Clipper Darrell!" exclaims a fan, recognizing Bailey. "You mind if I take a picture of you?"
Bailey has prime seats for the game — five rows up from famous Lakers fan Jack Nicholson, sitting courtside. Not that Bailey needs to be so close; you can easily hear him yelling from the nosebleed section.

I'm disposed to think such superfans have their priorities screwed up, but I really like his story about how he became a Clippers fan.  That made me smile.