When Kawhi Leonard spurned LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in favor of the Los Angeles Clippers, many felt it was the beginning of an intense rivalry between them.
This was even further pushed when the two met up on Opening Night of the 2019-20 NBA season with one of the best October games the league has ever seen.
However, Lakers and Clippers players swear there is no rivalry as players rarely admit to such things unless a long-standing one already exists. However, as always in the NBA, that’s never enough as many tried to push a personal rivalry between Leonard and James.