In honor of Paul Pierce and Quentin Richardson’s recent feuding, SB Nation’s Andrew Sharp decided to take a look back at some of the greatest feuds in NBA History. Who’s mad at who? And why? Enjoy the hate, y’all.
Paul Pierce, Quention Richardson, And Some Of The Most Epic Feuds In NBA History
Fair or not, the most indelible image from the first weekend of the playoffs was the minor melee that emerged toward the end of Saturday night’s Celtics-Heat game. It wasn’t even a real “fight” so much as it was a bunch of players shuffling their feet, shoving each other, and shouting. All part of a ritualtisic show of support for teammates that were, again, not really even fighting.
Of course, when Kevin Garnett elbowed Quentin Richardson in the face, he became “the story.” But as most of you by now, it was never about Garnett. The whole thing started because of Quentin Richardson’s long history of problems with Paul Pierce, which made it far worse when Richardson openly questioned Pierce’s injury.
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