While the Los Angeles Lakers have been lackluster as of late given the absence of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the city of Los Angeles has been spoiled by the other basketball programs in the area.
UCLA and USC made impressive runs during the 2021 NCAA Tournament, with the former making it all the way to the Final Four while the latter was able to advance to the Elite 8. The Bruins and Trojans have long been rivals but their performances in the tournament were electric and gave basketball fans a real treat the past couple of weeks.