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Reliving the best sports feuds of 2016

What a year it was, and what a year it was for beef in sports. It felt like everywhere you turned, someone was in a spat with someone (or something) else. So, naturally, as 2016 comes to a close it only felt right to round them all up for your reading pleasure.

Below you’ll find the feuds and characters that kept us talking over the past 12 months. Happy New Year.

Kevin Durant vs. Russell Westbrook

An NBA Cold War was waged this summer, as Kevin Durant split from Oklahoma City to join the rival Warriors, Westbrook defiantly remained and re-upped, and a series of what may or may not have been passive-aggressive shots flew across media coverage and sneaker marketing efforts.