CLEVELAND — The obscurity that blankets the two best teams in the NBA was shattered Wednesday night with one resounding roar. As Tristan Thompson was departing the Cleveland Cavaliers’ locker room following their most impressive win of the season, he paused long enough to gas up Darius Garland’s upcoming All-Star campaign.
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“The last 10 games,” Thompson barked to the crowd of reporters surrounding Garland. “Jamal Murray, body bag. Golden State, body bag. (The Lakers) traded D’Lo (D’Angelo Russell), so you couldn’t give him the smoke. They had (LaMelo) Ball, body bag. Listen, I’ll be the bad guy. I’ll be Charles Oakley. Everyone you guys put in front of him, he’s rang
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