The NBA and ABC digitally inserted images of the Larry O’Brien Trophy onto the court during the broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, leading an array of reactions on social media — many of ...

That prompted No Dunks co-host J.E. Skeets to share an image of a hat that reads “put Larry O’Brien Trophy back on the Finals court,” which Jefferson took notice of.

This year, the Internet took notice, and with that so did the league. In a world where player statistics and other graphic information can be added to a broadcast in real-time, there may be ...

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 broadcast rotated logos by quarter, from the emoji-like virtual trophy logo to the script “Finals” logo. The poorly received court had fans wishing for an elevated design for the Finals.

“FANS: The NBA Finals are supposed to be special. You could at least put the logo back on the court. “NBA: Here are the terribly low-res digital Larry O’Brien Trophies superimposed on the ...