NBA Finals 2024: Why Lakers legends are rooting for a Mavericks miracle

It was the day of Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks, and before Mychal Thompson said goodbye to his call-in guest on his ESPN LA 710 radio show in Los Angeles, the former Lakers forward had a request for a special delivery.”If you see Cedric Maxwell,” Thompson said, “tell him I hate him.”Maxwell, the former Celtic and 1981 Finals MVP whose nickname is “Cornbread,” was happy to lean into the beef following the Celtics’ 107-89 Game 1 win later that night.”Well here’s a message I want you to deliver to Mychal,” Maxwell told ESPN, breaking into a wide smile as he took off his headphones after calling the game on the Celtics’ radio broadcast inside the arena.”