The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers were already cemented as the best rivalry in the East, and probably the league as a whole. They already have plenty of history with LeBron James, both in the current era and the past big three era.
James has enjoyed a run of dominance over the Celtics, but the Celtics were also the last team to knock him out before the finals.
Then the blockbuster trade sent the rivalry into hyperdrive, creating too many story lines to keep track of. This rivalry did not need any more fuel, but in one of the most remarkable interviews you’ll ever seen, Kyrie Irving took it up a notch once again.