During Game 1 of last season's NBA Finals, complaints quickly arose online that there was nothing on the court in Oklahoma City to identify it as a Finals game — it looked exactly like the court from ...

The Larry O’Brien Trophy is back. The league is planning to paint the iconic championship trophy and the classic “Finals” script logo on the home team’s floor during the NBA Finals this season, ...

A pair of recognizable and sorely missed logos will apparently make their way back to the court for the 2026 NBA Finals, when the NBA will resume painting the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy and the ...

Remember when the NBA Finals actually felt like, well, the Finals? When you turned on your TV and immediately knew something special was happening because the court itself screamed championship ...

The Larry O'Brien Trophy will once again adorn the court for the home team in the NBA Finals, according to ESPN's Shams Charania. The NBA Finals' script logo will be painted onto the courts as well.

The trophy last appeared during the Lakers-Magic matchup in 2009. NBA.com Staff • Every NBA Finals winner • Season recaps: 1946-2025 When the 2026 NBA Finals roll around, what’s old will be new again.

The last time the Larry O'Brien Trophy was painted onto the floor during the NBA Finals was in 2009. Chris Graythen / Getty Images The NBA is bringing some visual pomp and circumstance back to its ...

The Larry O'Brien Trophy design is coming back to the NBA Finals courts. / Juan Ocampo/NBAE The NBA received criticism during the 2025 Finals based on how boring the court decals were. The league even ...

On the latest episode of Mind The Game, LeBron James and Steph Curry reflect back on the memorable 2016 NBA Finals.

Jun 24, 2025; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) holds the Larry OíBrien Championship Trophy with the team behind him during the Champions Opening Ceremony ...