Michael Cooper believes Magic Johnson deserved the Finals MVP over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the 1985 Finals: "I'm sure he wanted those" originally appeared on Basketball Network. In the NBA, the spotlight doesn't always land on the team's certified No. 1 option when it comes to their biggest triumphs.

Former NBA MVP Explains Why He ‘Hated’ Playing Against LeBron James originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Reed became the first player to win MVP and Finals MVP in the same season. He averaged 21.7 points and 13.9 rebounds in the regular season, and 23.7 and 13.8 in the playoffs. Reed’s iconic moment came in Game 7 of the Finals, when he returned from a thigh injury to start and inspire the Knicks to their first championship.

It's been tough sledding for Siakam, who is averaging 17 points on 13 shots per game through two Finals contests, having missed 12 of his 20 attempts inside the arc and four of his six launches from beyond it,

NBA Trade Idea Sees Miami Heat Acquire 2-Time Finals MVP originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Miami Heat will look to pull out all the stops this summer to acquire a superstar talent.

“There are two great teams that got there,” Antetokounmpo said, referring to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers reaching the 2025 Finals presented by YouTube TV, “Indiana, with my friend Pascal Siakam, is reaping the rewards, and OKC simply has the MVP [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander]. I’m rooting for good basketball.”

To say everything means more in the NBA Finals would be stating the obvious. In the Finals, the league's finest battle to win an ever-elusive championship. The

ESPN's Richard Jefferson is calling the NBA Finals for his first time in his broadcasting career, but he's no stranger to basketball's biggest stage. Jefferson appeared in the NBA Finals three times during his 18-year NBA playing career,