Against a higher ranked opponent. Fans don't seem too upset by it in the Fan Survey (3.5 balls). It's been so long since I have used the fan survey, I should have used it first.
From what the Fan Survey says, fans are upset about LAST SEASON (when I promoted unexpectedly, finished 6th due to a 2 week injury that lasted 4) - I get 1 ball there... and now are a bit annoyed about the GM "not doing everything he can for the team" - 2 balls. Vicious circle that, fans not showing up to games forces me to dump salary (a little), and then I get penalised for trying to get back in the black.
http://with-malice.com/ - The half-crazed ramblings of a Lakers fanatic in Japan