Jordan Firstman found himself in big trouble with the fans and stars of Heated Rivalry! It all started when Vulture published a new interview with the I Love LA star on Thursday, in which he criticized the sex scenes of the hit new queer hockey romance series. The HBO Max/Crave show is based on Rachel Reid's Game Changers book series about closeted professional hockey players and rivals, Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov, who have a secret years-long romance. It's created, written, and directed by Jacob Tierney, who is openly gay.