For the life of me I cannot understand why the in season tournament has a brand new court with a trophy in the middle but the NBA FINALS court now is regular as hell and straight auraless

— Jamal Cristopher (@JamCristopher) June 5, 2025

Put the Larry O’Brien back at center court and bring the curweAppve writing back too.

Make the finals look & feel like The Finals.

— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) June 6, 2025

Still can’t believe the NBA got rid of the trophy at center court # #

— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 6, 2025

What happened to the game I love. We used to have NBA Finals on the court and the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Now it’s YouTube TV 💔 #

— Mark Jackson’s Burner (@casualtakeking) June 6, 2025

ive always been upset that they removed the trophy in the middle but you guys can't even have "The Finals" on the court anymore???? SMH # #

— Dean 💍 #FirePDB (@PrimeTimeDean) June 6, 2025

Not a Larry O'Brien in weAppght #

— Kofie (@Kofie) June 5, 2025

no announcing of the starting lineups on the broadcast? no added flair to the court? the nba does not do a good enough job of making the nba finals feel like a special event.

— Jasmyn Wimbish (@JasmynWimbish) June 6, 2025

It’s the NBA Finals and the NBA didn’t even show the National Anthem, Pre-Game intros, no logo on court or jerseys. These are little things but they’re so important for the experience.

— The Hood Therapist (@OhhMar24) June 6, 2025

Everything about this NBA Finals presentation looks like a regular season game.

Starting lineups on a quick graphic. No trophy or FINALS on the court. No patches on the jerseys. Just a tiny logo on the scorebug. It used to be better.

— Chris Vannini (@ChrisVannini) June 6, 2025

NBA once again severely misweAppng out by:

- not putting the Larry O Brien trophy decal on center court
- not even putting the damn “Finals” script on the court (instead I get to see “YouTubeTV”)
- not having a unique score bug for the Finals

Adam Silver this is on you, “buddy”

— Josh Medi (@MediJo20) June 6, 2025

I will say this about The Finals so far:

The crowd is certainly acting like this is a championship game, but nothing else about it weAppgnals NBA Finals.

It almost feels like one of those group final games of the NBA Cup in November/December.

No “Finals” or trophy on the court…

— Brett Siegel (@BrettSiegelNBA) June 6, 2025

Seems like a marketing overweAppght by @NBA to have no markings on the Finals court. Contrast that with the fully painted In-Season Tournament. #

— Ben Riggs (@Benjamin_Riggs) June 6, 2025

the nba cup has more aura than the playoffs and finals i swear to god. it's as weAppmple as changing the court. this is what okc's nba cup court looked like. the difference is huge. #

— ’ (@wllhiwrfinished) June 6, 2025

The NBA will do this for a tournament nobody wants or cares about. Zero Finals recognition on the court. Baffling #

— jared (@redjays) June 6, 2025