Old Rivalries, New Contenders: NBA Playoffs Spotlight

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00:00You know, it is an old-school rivalry.

00:01It's sort of a little bit of old and a little bit new in the NBA in the playoffs.

00:06It's new in Oklahoma City and Minnesota.

00:09As you know, the commissioner's office is less enthusiastic about the fact that

00:16either the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Minnesota Timberwolves

00:18are going to be in the NBA Finals,

00:21and you know that they want the New York Knicks to be the other team in the NBA Finals.

00:27Like, can you imagine, like, Indiana versus Oklahoma City?

00:30Like, compared to, like, Boston and L.A., or, you know, like, I mean,

00:36some of the markets that, and we all know the NBA is a market-driven league, right?

00:40So, like, I'm just thinking, I can just imagine, like,

00:42they're never going to say it publicly, but dear God.

00:45Like, the Pacers versus the T-Wolves, a nightmare for them.

00:48Oklahoma City, same thing.

00:50They're not going to be overly happy about this, but it is what it is.

00:53But you know they're going to want to get the Knicks through,

00:55so they don't, at least they get the New York market out of this, right?