Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton (left) and Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving show respect to one another after a hard-fought game. (Photo by David Richard-USA TODAY Sports)
In the not-so-distant past, boos rained down from Cleveland Cavaliers fans upon the likes of Richard Hamilton, DeShawn Stevenson and Kevin Garnett seemingly from the time their team charters touched down at Hopkins International…More recently, when Stephen Curry would step foot in the Buckeye state he’d be greeted with the same pleasantries as a New Year’s Day hangover.
Those players, their teammates and a host of others were treated with such angst because of the rivalries their teams forged on the court against the Cavaliers.