As of me, i don’t particularly hold a grudge against Ray Allen, whose three pointer still haunts some Spurs fans. Actually, he has always been one of my favourite players.
Nor i loathe Kawhi Leonard. Yes, his leaving has been harsh, but i can’t really hate him, he still did a lof for us and in the end we got a ring and some more competitive years. Not to talk about the fact that he did nothing with the Clippers, so it’s not that he damaged us further.
I would like to know if some of you like or, better, don’t hate, those players that are considered national enemies within your fanbase.
Nuggets opponent: Tim Duncan. Eliminated us a bunch of times in the playoffs. But I just respect his game so much.
Nuggets player: Will Barton. Lots of fans think he was an inefficient chucker who never played within the team concept, locker room cancer, etc. but I think for the most part he was effective when healthy and his teammates consistently spoke highly of him even after the fact, and it’s just his last season where he was playing on a bad wheel for a team with multiple key injuries (Murray + MPJ were out) that he was a negative.