The Western Conference Finals MVP award, officially named the Magic Johnson Trophy, holds deep significance in the NBA. Introduced in 2022, it honors the most outstanding player from the Western ...

In 2022, the Golden State Warriors became the first-ever winners of the Oscar Robertson Trophy after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in five games in the Western Conference Finals.

The Magic Johnson Trophy is awarded annually to the MVP of the Western Conference Finals. It is a fitting tribute to the Lakers legend, who reached that stage of the postseason 10 times in his career.

The NBA describes the trophy by saying that it "features a crystal ball cut into 82 panels, sitting on a pedestal that combines the structures of the Eastern Conference posts and Western ...

The Thunder defeated the Timberwolves in five games on Wednesday to win the Western Conference Finals. Oklahoma City heads back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012, carried by its star ...

The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs is here, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals. The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers kicked off ...

The NBA Western Conference finals — No. 6 seed Minnesota vs. No. 1 seed Oklahoma City — will begin Tuesday night in Oklahoma. It’s Oklahoma City’s first trip to the conference finals since ...

The National Basketball Association, initially called the Basketball Association of America, was founded in 1946. It first realigned into two conferences -- the Eastern Conference and Western ...

Thunder Up! The Oklahoma City Thunder are your 2024-2025 Western Conference Champions! The Thunder defeated the Timberwolves 124-94 Wednesday night to take the series 4-1 in the WCF and now ...

Photos: Lakers vs. Nuggets, Western Conference finals Game 4 The Lakers tried to stave off elimination in the best-of-seven series, but Denver clinched its first trip to the NBA Finals with a 113 ...

LeBron James turned back the clock even in defeat during Monday's Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals. It turns out the 38-year-old was motivated for reasons beyond just preventing a sweep ...

May 23 (UPI) --Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's first NBA MVP trophy gave him an overflow of energy when he returned to the court, but he tamed the electricity to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 2-0 ...