Cavs still hating on Golden State Warriors with pregame music

Stephen Curry,LeBron James

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James, left, and Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry battle for a loose ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Dec. 25, 2016, in Cleveland.

(Tony Dejak)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - For the Cavaliers, last year's NBA Finals opponents the Golden State Warriors remain they "who shall not be named."

During Saturday's playoff game against the Indiana Pacers, LeBron James and company played Drake's new song "Free Smoke" during pregame warm-ups. Only, certain sections of the song that reference the Warriors were muted out.

In the song, Drake shouts out the Warriors' Oracle Arena. However, the word 'Oracle' is gone from the song in the Cavs' pregame version.

The Cavs have been using "Free Smoke" since March and have routinely muted out references to the Warriors, including the Kevin Durant-centric lyrics: "Mama never used to cook much/Used to chef KD/Now me and Chef, KD/Bet on shots for 20 G's."

And who says it's not a rivalry?

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