The 2016 NBA Finals will feature the same two teams as last year’s championship series.
Stephen Curry‘s Golden State Warriors will host LeBron James‘ Cleveland Cavaliers for the second year in a row. The Warriors are coming off another historic season while the Cavaliers cruised to the top of the Eastern Conference. Many of the players will be exactly the same.
But the roles have drastically shifted.
James, for many, is public enemy no. 1 for several reasons. Since 2010’s “Decision,” critics have called James a coward and a choker, citing the willingness of previous generations’ stars to stick with their original team, away from their competition.