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Frank Kaminsky vs the Chicago Cubs: The NBA's Best New Rivalry

The second-year forward is a long-time White Sox fan. His choice of clothing prior to Monday's preseason game with the Chicago Bulls led to our new favorite rivalry in the Association, and perhaps in all of sports.

By Russell Varner
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Two months back, we took a look at the Hornets' (lack of) rivalry games for the 2016-17 season and attempted to determine the team's main adversary.

As of Monday night, we have a new name to throw into the ring: the Chicago Cubs.

Prior to Monday night's preseason overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls, lifelong White Sox fan and Hornets forward Frank Kaminsky decided he wanted to make a statement.

Note: For anyone unaware of what the significance of Steve Bartman is to the Cubs, I recommend some reading to enlighten yourself.

After a poor first half, Kaminsky would go on to score 14 second-half points and tie for the team lead in scoring for the game. All was fine and dandy, until he checked Twitter and found the following tweet from the Cubs.

This then led to the birth of a rivalry, and a glorious Twitter exchange.

Grab your popcorn and be ready. Who knows when the next shots will be fired.

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