At Beijing, players like Kobe Bryant and LeBron James insisted that winning a gold medal meant more than an NBA title, something neither ever repeated in 2008 and 2009 when Bryant’s Lakers won ...

Of course, the biggest thing fans have noticed is the fact that there are no decals or mention of the NBA Finals on the court outside of the padding wrapped around each basket stanchion.

The NBA is trying to prevent injuries under the basket and out of bounds by expanding areas to keep clear and removing some photographers from the baseline.

NBA's new rules expand space on baselines, cut number of photographers for player safety. ... The new regulations, calling for an extra foot of open space on both sides of the basket stanchion, ...

The NBA is expanding the area that must be clear behind the basket and cutting the number of photographers along the baseline in an effort to improve player safety.

The NBA returned to smaller on-court decals of the Finals logo from 2010 to 2014. Court changes have mostly disappeared since. The Cavaliers incorporated the trophy with two on-court decals during ...

The NBA is expanding the area that must be clear behind the basket and cutting the number of photographers along the baseline in an effort to improve player safety.

The NBA is expanding the area that must be clear behind the basket and cutting the number of photographers along the baseline in an effort to improve player safety. The new regulations, cal ...