Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
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The Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy is the gold trophy awarded annually to the NBA team that wins the league’s championship.
Aliases (2)
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NBA award
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basketball trophy → sports trophy → |
| alsoKnownAs |
NBA championship trophy
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| associatedRegion |
North America
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| associatedWith |
NBA Finals MVP ceremony
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NBA playoffs → |
| awardedBy |
National Basketball Association
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| awardedFor |
winning the NBA Finals
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| awardedSince |
late 1970s
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| category |
National Basketball Association trophies and awards
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basketball awards → |
| competition |
NBA Finals
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| country |
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
iconic symbol of NBA success
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| designFeatures |
ball positioned above a hoop and net
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basketball tilted at a 23.5-degree angle → |
| designUpdates |
periodically refined while retaining core form
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| displayLocation |
often displayed in winning team’s arena
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| engraving |
includes name of winning team
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| eraOfUse |
post-1977 NBA championships
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| firstSeasonAwarded |
1976–77 NBA season
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| frequency |
annually
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| governingBody |
NBA Board of Governors
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| height |
about 2 feet
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| inceptionContext |
NBA rebranding of championship trophy in late 1970s
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| introduced |
1977
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| league |
National Basketball Association
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| manufacturer |
Tiffany & Co.
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| material |
24-karat gold overlay
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sterling silver → |
| mediaCoverage |
televised presentation after deciding NBA Finals game
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| namedAfter |
Larry O’Brien
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| namedAfterFullName |
Lawrence Francis O’Brien Jr.
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| namedAfterOccupation |
former NBA commissioner
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| namedAfterRole |
former United States Postmaster General
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former chairman of the Democratic National Committee → |
| ownership |
permanently retained by winning team
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| presentedTo |
NBA champion team
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| previousName |
Walter A. Brown Trophy
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| replaced |
Walter A. Brown Trophy
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| shape |
basketball on a hoop and net
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| sport |
basketball
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| symbolizes |
NBA championship
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supremacy in professional basketball in North America → |
| trophyType |
league championship trophy
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| weight |
about 14.5 pounds
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Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Commissioner’s Trophy
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World Series championship trophy → |
comparedWith |
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Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy
("NBA championship trophy")
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alsoKnownAs |
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NBA champion
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associatedTrophy |
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NBA Finals games
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decidesTrophy |
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Walter A. Brown Trophy
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replacedBy |
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Walter A. Brown Trophy
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successorTrophyName |
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NBA playoffs
("Larry OBrien Championship Trophy")
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trophyAwarded |