Why can't everyone be a fan?

[KiddNPlay]

My roommate's father has season tickets every year to the games and gets great seats. For some reason my roommate actually doesn't like going but goes anyway as it's something he just does with his father. Anyway, his favorite players are Allen Iverson and Ray Allen. I agree that they're good players, but I don't get why he's always been a hater of the Mavericks.

I'm happy to say that he does in fact hate Kobe Bryant and the Lakers though. That we have in common.

We're also both from L.A. but both moved to Dallas back in 1984 when we were little.

It's just weird to me how a sports fan who has a home team can NOT be a fan of the team. I'm a fan of all my local teams. He's more of a fan of individual players. I get that, but I love rooting for the home team.

Also has anyone here ever converted any friends into Mavericks fans?