And, at the exact same time, you also had the Lakers/Celtics (McHale clothesline of Rambis) and Pistons/Celtics (Chief bitchslapping Laimbeer). Such intense rivalries back them. Guys really and truly hated their opponents. And, as rough and physical as it was, I don't remember any serious injuries as a result of anything that happened on the court between those teams. BNM
It goes unsaid, which means it need not go said, that Casey's article wins the Official Jlprk Seal of Approval.