LeBron James and Stephen Curry have the NBA's best rivalry, and they just added another chapter

Of course, their upbringings were entirely different. Curry's father, Dell, played in the NBA, and the Currys lived in Charlotte and Toronto for much of their lives.

James, meanwhile, was raised by a single mother in Akron and lived in poverty most of his childhood.

While James became a national phenomenon in high school and perhaps the most hyped NBA prospect ever, Curry flew under the radar, failing to get recruited from big-name schools. He went to play his college basketball at Davidson, where he'd later become a national star.

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Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving missed most of the series with injuries. In his book "Return of the King," ESPN's Brian Windhorst later reported that James and the Cavs felt the Warriors had gotten lucky to stay healthy while playing an injured Cavs squad.

Curry sniped back at suggestions that the Warriors got lucky by saying: "I apologize for us being healthy. I apologize for us playing who was in front of us. I apologize for all the accolades we received as a team and individually. I'm very, truly sorry, and we'll rectify that situation this year."

Cleveland.com's Chris Haynes reported at the time that some members of the Cavs found the comment "disrespectful."

James later asked reporters why they didn't ask him about Curry's comments, saying he had an answer ready, though he never revealed it.

Thompson said Curry's rise to a two-time MVP and champion, becoming one of the biggest names in sports, rubbed James the wrong way.

"The part that's odd for Steph, like why does that mean there has to be some beef between us? He loves LeBron, he respects LeBron, and he's like ... 'Because the outside world is pitting us together, why do you and I have to now have this disdain between us? I thought we were cool.'

"That's the question that's in Curry's mind and Curry's camp: 'Why do you not like me when all I did was basically respect everything you did and kind of follow the model you carried out?' So there's an interesting dynamic there."

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James blocked one of Curry's shots late in the game when the Warriors had their victory sealed. When Curry attempted to joke with James that he should have let the shot go, James allegedly told Curry to "get the f--- out of his face."

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Thompson wrote: "The bond on display between LeBron and Curry runs counter to their cold war during the four straight times they met in the Finals ... So the tone they set figures to make an impact. Those two showing so much love for each other, exuding an obvious joy? Yeah, the universe — at least the NBA one, and possibly the whole collection of galaxies — experienced a jolt on Sunday, one that could reverberate."

Source: The Athletic