Shaq & Kobe were two of the top 5 players in the NBA in the early 2000s. Those teams were also loaded with veterans like Pretty Ricky Fox, Brian Shaw, Ron Harper, Big Shot Bob Horry, etc.
If you look at LA in the 80s, they had 3 HOFers on their squad. 2 of which they acquired thru league sponsored lopsided trades.
In the 60s it was West, Baylor, Chamberlain (3 HOFers) clicking up because they couldnt beat the Celtics. Chamberlain was the reigning MVP in 68 joining a Lakers team that had went to and lost in the Finals the year prior.

No one holds it against him or that Laker team that won its first 30 games and a title in 72.
I would respect Laker "fans" even more if they fully acknowledged and researched their teams history. Most of their "fans" I meet, have only been "fans" the past 5-10 years. Couldnt point Mychael Thompson out of a lineup if you put a gun to their head.