LeBron James vs. Kyrie Irving the latest entry in NBA rivalries

By Tim Reynolds
The Associated Press
MIAMI — LeBron James loves rivalries. Ohio State-Michigan. North Carolina-Duke. Cowboys-Redskins. Those are some of the favorite matchups he’s cited over the years, ones that have been honed by the flowing of bad blood over generations.
Kyrie Irving left Cleveland only two months ago.
By James’ own definition, he and Irving wouldn’t be rivals yet. The rest of the NBA might argue otherwise, and when Boston and Cleveland meet in the seas