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A new trophy was created for the 1977 NBA Finals.The inaugural winners were the Portland Trail Blazers, who defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in six games. Unlike the original championship trophy, the new trophy was given permanently to the winning team and a new one was made every year, similar to the Vince Lombardi Trophy, awarded annually to the winning team of the NFL's Super Bowl and the ...
In 1964, it was named after Walter A. Brown who was instrumental in merging the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League into the NBA. [1] [2] The Brown Trophy design remained the same until 1977 when the current trophy design was first introduced although it retained the Walter A. Brown title. [3]
The Men's Basketball Championship is mostly played at the Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. [4] It has been held in Kansas City every year since the tournament began except from 1994 to 2001, when it was played in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and in 2020, when no tournament was held. Kansas City will continue to host until at least 2024.
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The contestants do not receive any indication of their time remaining, besides a three-second warning before the door closes. Contestants cannot re-enter the cage if time remains, and any prizes they grab after any part of their body leaves the cage do not count. After their run, the total value of any prizes successfully retrieved is revealed.
FIBA Awards are basketball awards that are given at the end of each FIBA tournament, or that are given in recognition of an individual's contributions to the sport. There are several awards that are attributed to the players, which have distinguished themselves from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
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The insurance company that was required to make the payoff, American Hole 'N One Inc, voided the payment because Calhoun had played college basketball, a violation of the rules. However, the sponsors of the event, Coca-Cola , the Lettuce Entertain You restaurant, and the Bulls, pledged to cover the prize if the insurance company would not.