Though the league is big on flashy courts during the NBA Cup, the NBA Finals courts have been understated. That may change.

Tune into Game 1 of the NBA Finals and the court looked like the one the Oklahoma City Thunder would use for a random Tuesday night game in January. There was no Larry O'Brien tro

During Wednesday night’s “NBA Countdown” on ABC, NBA commissioner Adam Silver responded to criticism of the digitally inserted images of the Larry O’Brien Trophy shown on the court during the broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Silver dropped a bombshell when he told viewers that these digital decals have been in use for 10 years.

NBA Finals kicked off between the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City, a lot of people on social media were upset with the presentation of it all on ABC.

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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.

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Rick Carlisle used the line after the Indiana Pacers won the Eastern Conference title earlier this month, the one that is the official motto for the state’s basketball Hall of Fame and surely has been uttered for generations.

The NBA will consider returning Larry O'Brien Trophy decals to the court for the 2026 NBA Finals, commissioner Adam Silver told reporters on Friday.

Unlike the in-season NBA Cup, which got 30 all-new, fully painted courts designed by artist Victor Solomon last fall, the Pacers and Thunder are playing the NBA Finals on their regular courts. It’s a matter of logistics and the quick turnaround of the games, but fans say it robs the games of a special design detail.