Neighboring emotions like nostalgia might be mistaken for a midlife crisis. To be sure, the feelings, questions and anxieties associated with midlife crises can happen at any age. It’s the midlife crisis hitting older millennials like me. This matchup, like much of sport, encompasses more than sport. The epiphany hit me when, by chance, my eyes fell upon a book on my shelf by the philosopher Kieran Setiya entitled “Midlife: A Philosophical Guide.” In particular, I care about the unique “feel” that experiences hold and what they can teach us. As a philosopher, I want to understand this feeling, especially since I specialize in deconstructing our phenomenal experiences, including midlife crises, millennial angst and sports fandom. As a lifelong basketball fanatic, I’ve experienced a peculiar, puzzling feeling as I watch Steph and LeBron face off one more - and perhaps one last - time. I’m a philosopher, but long before Plato or Kant graced my shelves, my basketball idols stared down at me from posters on my walls. A “Last Dance” aura underlies this year’s title defense, and it’s impossible to view this series apart from the history that’s led to it.įor a particular demographic of fans - us millennials who hover between Steph, 35, and LeBron, 38, - this matchup holds more than nostalgia. Andre Iguodala, the finals MVP of the 2015 championship that began the dynasty, is injured and may retire at season’s end. Uncertainty hangs over the dynasty: Draymond Green and Klay Thomson’s impending contract extensions threaten to break the fellowship that has endured over a decade and four championships. With the fifth playoff matchup between Steph Curry and LeBron James underway, there’s a whiff of nostalgia in the air for many Warriors fans. This could be the last dance between the NBA superstars. Warriors star Stephen Curry passes behind his back against LeBron James of the Lakers in the Warriors’ 127-100 win Thursday in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals.

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