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Bill Russell won 11 championships with the Boston Celtics, an NBA record. The following is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players who won the most championships. The NBA is a major professional basketball league in North America. It was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1]
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team's players, coaches, and members of the executive front office usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
The Boston Celtics have won the most championships of any NBA team. Shown are the championship banners hanging in their home arena, TD Garden. The NBA Finals is the championship series for the National Basketball Association (NBA) held at the conclusion of its postseason.
By winning the 1956 NCAA championship with USF and the 1957 NBA title with the Celtics, [185] Russell became the first of only five players in basketball history to win an NCAA championship and an NBA championship in back-to-back seasons, the others being Henry Bibby, Magic Johnson, Billy Thompson, and Christian Braun. [186]
Pages in category "NBA championship–winning players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 585 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Michael Jordan never lost an NBA finals series or had to play in a seventh game while leading the Chicago Bulls to six world championships in eight seasons in the 1990s. Michael Jordan (69 points ...
In the National Basketball Association (NBA), a championship ring is awarded to members of the team that win the annual NBA Finals. [1] [2] Rings are presented to the team's players, coaches, and members of the executive-front office. [3] The Boston Celtics have the most rings in NBA history, winning the finals 18 times.
Boston also won the most consecutive titles, winning eight in a row from 1959 to 1966. The Los Angeles Lakers have the most NBA Finals appearances, with 32. The Eastern Division/Conference has provided the most champions, with 40 wins from eleven franchises; the Western Division/Conference has 37, from nine franchises.