King James vs. Kawhi: How LA's New Neighbors Ignited the NBA's Hottest Rivalry

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🗓️ 22 October 2019

⏱️ 18 minutes

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As the NBA tips off tonight, all eyes turn to the Staples Center in LA. Lakers versus Clippers. LeBron versus Kawhi. Two superstars that could've ended up on the same team, now battling each other for league dominance. Basketball insider Ramona Shelburne breaks down this new rivalry and its implications for LA's sports scene - and basketball at large. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am outside the Staples Center.
0:03.9	The NBA season is about to tip off, which is why you hear all these sounds of construction
0:08.7	and stages being assembled.
0:10.4	I am staring at two gigantic banners of Kauai Leonard and LeBron James.
0:15.7	There was a moment this summer when it looked like these guys might be on the same team.
0:20.0	Instead, they are on crosstown rivals.
0:22.4	And because Kauai spurned the Lakers, that rivalry could get real.
0:35.2	It's Tuesday, October 22nd.
0:37.9	I'm In Mina Kimes.
0:39.1	And this is ESPN Daily, presented by Dell Small Business.
0:43.8	The focus of the basketball world has descended upon L.A.
0:49.3	The NBA season is finally upon us.
0:51.7	Tonight is the opener, and it's a good one.
0:54.6	It's arguably the two best teams in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers.
1:01.3	This is a basketball town.
1:03.8	Two fan bases that coexist with different sizes.
1:07.6	What is the vibe right now between these two groups of fans?
1:11.5	I think the Laker fans are really excited that they have Anthony Davis and LeBron James,
1:15.3	and they're really upset that they don't have Kauai Leonard or Paul George.
1:19.9	Ramona Shelburne covers the NBA for ESPN.
1:23.2	She joined me in the studio in Los Angeles across the street from the Stable Center.
1:27.2	It's sort of exosentially hard for Laker fans to know what to do with themselves, that they got rejected.
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