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Clyde Lovellette was the first Triple Crown winner, [8] completing the trifecta over a two-year span with a college championship and Olympic gold medal in 1952 followed by an NBA title in 1954. [6] K.C. Jones and Bill Russell were teammates on championship teams in college ( San Francisco Dons ), the NBA ( Boston Celtics ) and the Olympics ...
All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.
Pages in category "Basketball Triple Crown winners" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Lovellette is one of only eight players in history to achieve the basketball Triple Crown — winning an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. [11] [12] [13] He also became the first player to win a championship with both the Boston Celtics and Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers. Rajon Rondo became the second player ...
The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy. Players from the winning team usually receive championship rings from the team honoring their contribution, with "rings" becoming shorthand for championships. [3]
In the history of championships in major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada (which include the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL), a city/metropolitan area has been home to multiple championships in a season 19 times, most recently in 2020 when the Tampa Bay Lightning won the 2020 Stanley Cup and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won Super Bowl LV.
American Pharoah ended a 37-year-old drought on Saturday with his resolving Triple Crown victory. But once the cheers softened and the rose garlands were put away, attention once again turned to ...
Buckner is one of only eight players in history to achieve a basketball Triple Crown — winning an NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He is one of only three players in history to win a High School state championship, NCAA championship, an NBA championship, and an Olympic gold medal. He also was a State Champion ...