The NBA and ABC digitally inserted images of the Larry O’Brien Trophy onto the court throughout the broadcast of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, leading an array of reactions on social media — a lot of which made fun of the choice.
Fans had taken umbrage with the indisputable fact that there have been no decals during Game 1 — not even digital ones — and the league appeared to take notice Sunday night, alternating between a picture of the trophy and a logo that read “The NBA Finals presented by YouTube TV.”
Based on Awful Announcing, the NBA has not featured physical decals on the court since 2020 and enormous physical decals of the trophy haven’t been placed on the ground of the Finals since 2009.
However the attempt by the league and ABC on Sunday drew criticism from fans.
“FANS: The NBA Finals are presupposed to be special. You could possibly at the very least put the brand back on the court.
“NBA: Listed here are the terribly low-res digital Larry O’Brien Trophies superimposed on the court such as you wanted. They’re glitchy and disappear if we in the reduction of to them too quickly.” a fan wrote on X.
“Looks just like the @NBA got the memo about fans wanting more visuals of the #NBAFinals insignia and Larry OB, but superimposing a digital image isn’t the reply,” one other person wrote on x.
“Lmaoo Adam silver said ‘here rattling’ and put a cgi trophy logo on the finals court,” a 3rd person said on the social media platform.
The trophy on the court has grow to be such a talking point amongst fans on social media that NBA commissioner Adam Silver had weighed in about it after Game 1.
“To be honest, I hadn’t thought all that much about it until I (saw) it (on social media),” he told reporters, per The Athletic. “I’m nostalgic, as well, for certain things. And in addition, I believe for a media-driven culture, whether it’s people watching live or seeing those images on social media, it’s nice if you’re looking back on highlights they usually stand out since you see that trophy logo or another indication that it’s a special event. So, we’ll have a look at it.”
In spite of everything the discuss it during Game 2, Silver might explore the situation further ahead of Game 3.
The Thunder won Game 2, 123-107, to even the series up at 1-1.
