It was pointed out that the league’s NBA Cup court has logos on it for the in-season tournament. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver took note of the comments and explained.

These games used to have player introductions and national anthems included in the broadcast — along with the NBA Finals logo actually on the court. This was still a huge step back even if ESPN ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander arrived at the Paycom Centerre in downtown Oklahoma City for game two of the National Basketball ...

The lack of real on-court NBA Finals logo decals have been a huge discussion point during this championship series, and the league's head honcho has explained his take on the issue. NBA ...

Why the NBA is using digital NBA Finals logos Ahead of Game 3, Silver was asked about the digital logos on the court. The commissioner cited player safety as the basis for the choice.

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) June 12, 2025 Obviously, a player slipping, falling and getting injured during the NBA Finals on an on-court logo would be a nightmare scenario for the league.

It's a small thing, but by having those logos on the floor, or even a logo that reads "NBA Finals" it makes the viewer feel like this is different than your regular February basketball game. Well ...

“FANS: The NBA Finals are supposed to be special. You could at least put the logo back on the court. “NBA: Here are the terribly low-res digital Larry O’Brien Trophies superimposed on the ...

The NBA decided it didn't need to plaster an NBA Finals logo on the court for the biggest series of the season. The league hasn't actually had a logo on the court for the finals for most of the ...

NBA Twitter took notice and it became a discussion point during Game 1. The court looked plain. While it has been that way for a few years, people are now discussing it, and NBA Commissioner Adam ...

That’s largely why we stopped putting the logos on the court.” With the demand clearly there, the ball is in the NBA's court, as it were.