The Los Angeles Lakers ended last season with some pokes from Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone. It appears that's how they'll be starting this season as well.
We're not quite at a feud level of bad blood between Los Angeles and Denver, but the two sides are at least making things interesting before their NBA season-opener scheduled for Oct. 24.
As you might remember, Malone bristled a little in last year's Western Conference finals over the disproportionate attention the Lakers received amid a Denver sweep. After the season, he also made light of LeBron James sucking the air out of coverage of their trip to the NBA Finals when he hinted at retiring out of nowhere after the series.