You tweeted that if the season doesn’t resume, the Lakers should be crowned champion … Thompson: “That would never happen, and it shouldn’t happen. You have to play and earn it on the court. I was just being funny. Nobody would accept it. The Lakers wouldn’t accept a trophy like that. Nobody can be handed a trophy. You have to get on the court and earn it. Why would you think that was serious? I don’t care if we were undefeated. You still have to earn it on the court. I was just saying that because the Lakers are the best team in all of sports. There’s no one more deserving than the most prestigious and the most glamorous team. We’re the most accomplished. Maybe we haven’t won as many titles as the Canadians, the Yankees or the Celtics. But the Lakers are the coolest brand of all of sports. So give them the rings just on the fact alone (laughs).”