Commissioner Adam Silver, talking at an NBA Cares charity occasion, confirmed there could be conversations in the summertime about returning the NBA Finals trophy brand again to the court docket.
Since 2014, the NBA has executed away with the enduring brand citing participant security and the slipperiness the painted on brand precipitated. The exception was the 2020 NBA Finals within the Orlando bubble.
These Finals specifically have triggered a dialog on social media, prompting the response from Silver.
“Perhaps there’s a method round it,” Silver mentioned on the Boys & Ladies Golf equipment of Oklahoma County. “To be sincere, I hadn’t thought all that a lot about it till I (noticed) it (on social media). I’m nostalgic, as nicely, for sure issues. And likewise, I believe for a media-driven tradition, whether or not it’s individuals watching stay or seeing these photos on social media, it’s good while you’re wanting again on highlights and so they stand out since you see that trophy brand or another indication that it’s a particular occasion. So, we’ll have a look at it.”
Basketball in June is synonymous with the NBA Finals however there’s something particular about distinguishing the court docket.
Recreation 2 of the Finals between the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and Indiana Pacers is Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Why Is The Finals Trophy Brand Being Mentioned Now?
There’s a large purpose why followers are questioning the absence of the Larry O’Brien trophy visible on the court docket. That purpose is how distinctive the NBA Cup courts are.
Followers have constantly complained about how extreme a few of these courts look. In consequence, they marvel how not having the Finals trophy brand will be such a giant deal. Furthermore, if it may be so essential to let individuals realize it’s an NBA Cup sport, absolutely the identical should apply to the Finals.
“Within the case of the [NBA] Cup, after all, we have now the chance to plan nicely upfront and to design a selected impartial court docket for a Cup championship sport,” Silver mentioned. “And the groups design their very own Cup courts. It really takes a big period of time to create new courts when it comes to how they’re painted, et cetera.”
If the priority is having a court docket adjustment only for the NBA Finals, maybe there’s worth in having recognition of earlier rounds, too. Perhaps there needs to be a strategy to distinguish the court docket when it’s the convention finals and even simply the playoffs generally. That method, having that additional paint on the court docket might be a theme for the whole postseason and never simply the Finals.
On this period of parity and a transition interval when it comes to who the superstars of the league are, it might make sense past nostalgia to have that recognition that it’s certainly the NBA Finals.
