In this clip, JJ Redick, Tim Legler, and Richard Jefferson discuss the important of rivalries in the NBA and how it seems that there aren't currently any tha...
So the Heat & Celtics aren’t intense rivals?? I’m confused…
The NBA failed to foster regional rivalries. Baseball is easily the strongest because not long ago the American and National Leagues were essentially its own entities and you wouldn’t see them outside of the All Star game and World Series. You had a reason to actually hate your conference and division rivals. Fuck the Dodgers btw. Kinda sad that they are moving to the NBA model of no difference between the two and leaning on the legacy of the old days to keep the rivalries alive.
The NBA failed to foster regional rivalries. Baseball is easily the strongest because not long ago the American and National Leagues were essentially its own entities and you wouldn’t see them outside of the All Star game and World Series. You had a reason to actually hate your conference and division rivals. Fuck the Dodgers btw. Kinda sad that they are moving to the NBA model of no difference between the two and leaning on the legacy of the old days to keep the rivalries alive.