In the wake of a spirited online debate about the state of the NBA Finals court during the Indiana Pacers’ stunning Game 1 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder — with a swell of support for the Larry O’Brien Trophy logos to be returned to the floor — commissioner Adam Silver indicated Friday that the league will revisit that discussion after this season.
The league has had various iterations of the trophy logo throughout its history. But it stopped using them in 2014 amid concerns about, among other things, player safety when there were claims of “slipperiness” on the courts, Silver said. The Cleveland Cavaliers featured a small version of the trophy near a corner of the court in 2017, and the 2020 bubble finals in Orlando, Fla., had a massive finals logo that was sponsored by YouTube.
The league has had various iterations of the trophy logo throughout its history. But it stopped using them in 2014 amid concerns about, among other things, player safety when there were claims of “slipperiness” on the courts, Silver said. The Cleveland Cavaliers featured a small version of the trophy near a corner of the court in 2017, and the 2020 bubble finals in Orlando, Fla., had a massive finals logo that was sponsored by YouTube.