NBA Beefs & Feuds

The Clippers owner Donald Sterling and forward Blake Griffin clashed privately and publicly from Griffin's arrival in 20...

Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum became a focal point inside the Celtics–Heat rivalry after consecutive Eastern Conference...

LeBron James and Kevin Garnett's personal friction grew out of playoff-era psychological warfare and on-court trash talk...

The rift between Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks traces to a May 3, 2022 playoff incident when Brooks' chase-down Flagr...

Is the Joel Embiid–Nikola Jokić rivalry a real personal feud or a competition amplified by media and fans? Their public...

The rift between Kevin Durant and Draymond Green centers on a bench-to-locker-room confrontation on November 12, 2018 du...

The public beef between Dillon Brooks and LeBron James began when Brooks taunted James after Game 2 of the 2023 first-ro...

The rift between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jaylen Brown began with a heated international exchange in 2019 and has resur...

Kyrie Irving's rift with Boston Celtics fans traces to an October 4, 2018 on-record promise to re-sign in Boston and his...

Miles Bridges and Isaiah Stewart's personal conflict centers on a direct on-court confrontation during the Feb. 9, 2026...

The Luka Doncic–Devin Booker rivalry began on May 10, 2022, when Booker quipped “The Luka special” during Game 5 of Suns...

The Russell Westbrook–Patrick Beverley feud began with a 2013 playoff collision that preceded Westbrook’s torn meniscus...

The Jimmy Butler–Karl-Anthony Towns rift began in 2018 with Butler’s trade request and an infamous October 10 Timberwolv...

The Draymond Green–Rudy Gobert feud began with Green mocking Gobert’s emotional 2019 All-Star snub, then simmered throug...

Draymond Green punched Jordan Poole during a Golden State Warriors practice on October 5, 2022, an incident later seen w...

The James Harden–Chris Paul partnership with the Houston Rockets unraveled in June–July 2019 after reports of clashing s...