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James Harden vs. ankles: A lopsided rivalry

This rivalry would be far more interesting if it was more combative; if it was a slobber-knocker of a match between two behemoths. It’s hard to say it’s anything close to the bitter rivalry between Larry Bird’s Celtics and Magic’s Lakers — one in which they swap championships, and decades later there are still debates over who was truly better.

No, unfortunately, the “rivalry” between ankles and James Harden is a lot closer to David vs. Goliath, but not only is Goliath still big, he also has David’s slingshot. So it’s basically a giant man vs.