Just so you know, I, too, feel that this is a nothing burger.
But I feel the complete opposite about sports. Getting fired up in real life is completely unproductive and in some cases, even harmful. Not much moves the needle for me,… there's a problem, how do I fix it. Getting pissed off at sports and having hatreds is just the release I need for the very fact that it doesn't mean anything.
Cuz it's funnier that way.