There were complaints online during last year's NBA Finals that without it the game lacked the feel of an event.

At the time, Silver admitted that the NBA did plan to revisit the concept of having logos painted on the court at a later date. The NBA did project digital images of the Larry O'Brien Trophy onto the court during last June's NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers.

For the first time since 2009, the large Larry O'Brien Trophy logo and the NBA Finals script logo will be painted on the court, sources told ESPN.

The 2025 NBA season opener would be exciting enough on its own, but we have a fun added wrinkle considering it involves Rockets forward Kevin Durant returning to Oklahoma City to face the Thunder, the franchise to which he was initially drafted and spent nine seasons of his 17-season career.

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.

Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton, recovering from a torn Achilles, was on-hand for a tribute to franchise matriarch Nancy Leonard, who died September 24.

Well, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver rolled his eyes at the thought. Ahead of the 2025-26 Opening Night, where the Thunder handed out rings and unveiled their championship banner, he said there's zero correlation between market size related to TV ratings. He talked to ESPN's Pat McAfee.

In our first NBA-focused edition of Newsweek Sports Betting 📩, we give out our NBA Finals and regular season MVP picks.

Former Pacers point guard Travis Best, who stands at 5’11,” remembered having to guard Michael Jordan in a critical playoff game.

One by one, the Thunder's roster walked to midcourt. On their way, Adam Silver, Clay Bennett and Sam Presti shook their hand before they received their championship ring. After they were grouped, OKC's 2025 championship banner was unveiled and raised to the roof.