In the NBA, basketball is a sport that involves fierce physical collisions. In addition, in the past, it emphasized the spirit of loyalty of one person, one city, and underdeveloped communication channels. Many players who have competed with each other for a long time will be portrayed by the media as old enemies and invincible enemies, such as Michael Jordan. He and Isaiah Thomas are almost mortal enemies who bring their emotions on the court to off-court feuds, or Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman, who can’t get enough of each other on the court and go to the wrestling ring to have a good time.
In the NBA, basketball is a sport that involves fierce physical collisions. In addition, in the past, it emphasized the spirit of loyalty of one person, one city, and underdeveloped communication channels. Many players who have competed with each other for a long time will be portrayed by the media as old enemies and invincible enemies, such as Michael Jordan. He and Isaiah Thomas are almost mortal enemies who bring their emotions on the court to off-court feuds, or Karl Malone and Dennis Rodman, who can’t get enough of each other on the court and go to the wrestling ring to have a good time.
However, it is not uncommon for long-standing rivals to form friendships in the past. Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, two legendary centers who have faced each other many times, once dined together the night before the game; even though each side was on one side in the legendary duel, the Lakers Star Magic Johnson wore a Celtics T-shirt to attend Larry Bird’s jersey retirement ceremony.
In the past, Draymond Green and LeBron James, the star players who faced each other most frequently in the championship in the past 10 years, seemed to be almost rivals.
“On the court, I still wanted to chop his head off.”
There have been a total of 9 championships in the NBA since 2015. Only twice did either the Warriors or James not participate. The Warriors won 4 championships and James won 2 times.
From 2015 to 2018, the Cavalry Showdown was staged for four consecutive years, which also represented Green and James facing each other in the championship game for four consecutive years. In the 2016 championship game, Green and James faced off against each other. They were like mortal enemies on offense and defense. Especially in the fourth game, after the two sides had another fierce struggle, Green lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground. James wanted to directly step over him and give him a “crotch humiliation”. ”, Green was so angry that he hit James’ important parts, and the two had a head-on argument.
In the end, Green was suspended for a technical foul in Game 5, which also led to the Warriors’ defeat. The Warriors, who originally led the series 3-1, were led by James and the Cavaliers to complete a league-record reversal, helping Cleveland win the franchise title. First NBA championship.
“The rivalry between us has a history. Although we look like opponents on the court, we maintain a friendship off the court that fans can’t understand.” James said, “But the friendship does not affect our fighting on the court, and none of us will.” I hope the opponent can win the duel.”
Green’s former agent Jacquail Jacox mentioned that Green wore James’ signature series of shoes in his first two seasons in the NBA, but as the competition between the two sides began to intensify, Green switched to other series. “Green wanted to pursue greatness and tried to win by defeating James. LeBron came to build his own name and legacy in the NBA, and from a basketball perspective, no one thought he was going to be LeBron’s friend.”
In addition to fighting on the court, Green and James even went to great lengths to taunt each other during the most intense period of competition. Rich Paul, founder of Klutch Sports Group and player agent, once laughed about how his client Green and his friend James used homemade clothes to mock each other, “In 2015, Draymond wore a T-shirt with the slogan Ultimate Warrior in the championship parade. Paul said, “In 2016, LeBron also wore an Ultimate Warrior T-shirt and stepped off the plane back to Cleveland.” Then.
In 2017, the Warriors took advantage of the momentum to defeat the Cavaliers to win the title. Green once again wore a flip T-shirt during the parade and changed the logo of Quicken Loans Arena, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, to “Quickie”, with the letters The font of Q is exactly the same as that of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert’s company Quicken Loans, which is a mockery of the fact that the Cavaliers were eliminated in just five games.
In addition to exchanges on the court, Green and James will also have remote conversations on topics. In 2017, after losing the championship game, James told the media that he had never been on a “super team” like the Warriors. Even the Heat, who won two consecutive championships with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, were not “super teams.” Team.” Green also disagreed with James’ claim that he had never been on a “super team.” He choked James to the media: “You keep talking about super teams, and you even said that you don’t have one yourself. Have you ever been on a super strong team? Man! You are the originator of this kind of grouping together to form a super strong team!”
Green said at the time that they were just showing off their competitive spirit and that there was no personal emotion or hatred between them. “A lot of people try to exaggerate the conflict between me and LeBron, but that’s just the natural sparks of a duel on the basketball court.” Green said, “We are not only good friends, but also business partners. We are fierce rivals on the court. This time I challenge him, and next time it will be his turn to try to knock me down.”
To this day, Green believes that the determination to fight against each other on the court remains the same. “We are all fighting for a common goal, and he stands in front of our goal. I have to defeat him. I believe he has the same mentality. “
2024-01-14 13:25:34
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