The Warriors are a 5-12 pick to win the Larry O\u2019Brien Trophy, while Cleveland is 4-1<\/a>. Boston is next at 10-1, moving up after opening odds had them at 15-1.<\/p>\nJust like last year the rivals are expected to meet in the Eastern Conference Finals. In 2017 Cleveland beat Boston 4-1, but the dynamics of both teams have changed, and the newest member of the Celtics has already started dissing his old team.<\/p>\n
All-Star guard Kyrie Irving demanded a trade in the offseason and the Cavaliers complied, shipping him to Boston in August for point guard\u00a0Isaiah Thomas, forward\u00a0Jae Crowder and center Ante Zizic. Irving was not happy playing second fiddle to one of the game\u2019s greatest players and now that he has moved has already praised his new city.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoston, I\u2019m driving in and (thinking), \u2018I\u2019m really playing in a real, live sports city?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
That insult to Cleveland will be motivation for the team, but if they aren\u2019t at full strength (Thomas is also injured) it won\u2019t be as competitive as if James was playing. If he misses this game they go to Boston January 3 to face the Celtics.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
NBA superstar LeBron James is in danger of missing Cleveland\u2019s home opener against Boston after aggravating an ankle injury he suffered nearly two weeks ago. He did not practice on Wednesday and will not play in the team\u2019s final preseason game on the road against Orlando. The 32 year old initially sprained his left ankle […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":60741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
LeBron James Aggravates Ankle Injury, Might Miss NBA Season Opener<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n