INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- The Golden State Warriors make their lone trip to Cleveland Wednesday night.
It used to be a marquee game, one saved for Christmas or perhaps the newly-popular Martin Luther King Jr. Day slate. Instead, it will tip on a random Wednesday night at 7 p.m. It's not even one of the two matchups for the Cavaliers that will be on national television this season.
One of the league's most talked about and storied rivalries is officially dead.
"It's in the past. New season. New team. Our ballclub is different and they've made some changes, but predominantly the same.