Hakeem Olajuwon believes the Houston Rockets would have beaten the Chicago Bulls in a potential NBA Finals matchup.

There were complaints online during last year's NBA Finals that without it the game lacked the feel of an event.

The Larry O'Brien Trophy will once again adorn the court for the home team in the NBA Finals, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

“The NBA will return to painting the Larry O’Brien trophy at center court and Finals script logo on the home team’s floor for the Finals starting this season, per sources. The last time the large trophy was painted on court was 2009,” reported ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania on X, formerly Twitter.

For the first time since 2009, the large Larry O'Brien Trophy logo and the NBA Finals script logo will be painted on the court, sources told ESPN.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder once again needed six periods to win a game on Thursday night.

Well, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver rolled his eyes at the thought. Ahead of the 2025-26 Opening Night, where the Thunder handed out rings and unveiled their championship banner, he said there's zero correlation between market size related to TV ratings. He talked to ESPN's Pat McAfee.

Victor Wembanyama is back in action after recovering from deep vein thrombosis. He starts his third season with the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday against the Dallas Mavericks.