It’s historic and has existed from the beginning. Boston, Philly and NY rivalries are really just northeast city rivalries that goes beyond basketball but every every sport you can think of. Lots of animosity there, especially for fans actually from those cities, but most will back each other up when anyone hates on the east. It’s a love-hate thing going on. With the lakers, it’s genuine hate from both sides.
Miami and Milwaukee have somewhat become “rivals” due always meeting in the playoffs in recent years by a lot of the new gen… but old heads don’t claim them as rivals.
Celtics rivals: Lakers, sixers and knicks.
It’s historic and has existed from the beginning. Boston, Philly and NY rivalries are really just northeast city rivalries that goes beyond basketball but every every sport you can think of. Lots of animosity there, especially for fans actually from those cities, but most will back each other up when anyone hates on the east. It’s a love-hate thing going on. With the lakers, it’s genuine hate from both sides.
Miami and Milwaukee have somewhat become “rivals” due always meeting in the playoffs in recent years by a lot of the new gen… but old heads don’t claim them as rivals.