Josh Giddey vs Homecoming Kings

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the modern NBA has the weakest “rivalries” out of any major sport. By FAR.

classic rivalries are kind of dying in american sports but theres still some good ones.

in the nba fans are much more interested in player matchups and its rare to see a complete hate fest in regards to teams hating each other like steelers/ravens in the 2000s. In the NBA there are just far too many games to give a shit about any single one. You got a game tomorrow.

College can be a different story but that is the epitome of rooting for the jersey. Theres no continuity, all the best players go pro immediately and if they don’t they can transfer. Its why i could never get into college sports all that much.

All these news fans care about is advanced statistics, and wanting guys to rest.

Let’s be real, racism played a big role in the lakes vs Celtics rivalry.

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.