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  1. The Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy is the championship trophy awarded annually by the National Basketball Association (NBA) to the winner of the NBA Finals. The trophy originally kept the Walter A. Brown Trophy name of its predecessor until being renamed in 1984.

    • Who Is Larry O'Brien?
    • How The Larry O'Brien Trophy Got Its Name
    • Larry O'Brien Trophy Winners

    Larry O'Brien was an American politician who served as the commissioner of the NBA from 1975 to 1984. O'Brien was born in 1917 in Springfield, Mass. — the same city in which the sport of basketball was invented in 1891. The son of a Democratic Party leader, O'Brien became involved in politics at a young age. After earning his law degree in 1942, he...

    The original NBA championship trophy was known simply as the NBA Finals Trophy, a name it held from the league's inception in 1949 until 1964. In 1977, the design of the trophy changed from an old-fashioned cup to the familiar ball and basket that has remained in place ever since. Here's a look at the previous trophy that was in use between 1949 an...

    The Lakers have won the most Larry O'Brien trophies since it was renamed in 1984. Here's the full list of the teams that have lifted the trophy through the years:

  2. May 30, 2023 · The Larry O’Brien Trophy is the NBAs ultimate prize. From name origins to height and weight, here is everything to know about the trophy.

  3. May 12, 2022 · The Larry O'Brien trophy retained its historic name, honoring the NBA's third commissioner who oversaw the NBA's absorption of four ABA teams and the elevation of national broadcast...

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  4. Jul 8, 2021 · The Larry O'Brien Trophy — which is named for the late former NBA commissioner — is awarded at the NBA Finals every year, and has been "designed" and "handcrafted" by Tiffany & Co. since 1977.

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  5. May 20, 2023 · The Larry O’Brien Trophy is on an epic adventure. Before the NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV tip off on Thursday, June 1 (8:30 ET, ABC), the NBA’s legendary championship hardware has a...

  6. Jun 14, 2024 · Before there was a Larry O’Brien trophy, the NBA would award its champion the Walter A. Brown Trophy.