Talk:Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy

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This article would be a logical place to list the winners of the trophy. Where is this list? Flibirigit 09:31, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

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Someone has edited the article. Someone please change it 75.19.163.222 (talk) 04:07, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Fixed. Eric  (EWS23) 04:12, 18 June 2008 (UTC)

Misuse of "World Champion" for NBA Champion team
Many people tend to call the NBA champion team "world champions" (google "chicago bulls world champions" and you'll see hundreds of hits). There could be some mention of this, and I'd be curious to know whether the league itself has, at some part of its history, adopted, encouraged or tolerated this convention. elpincha (talk) 04:15, 18 January 2009 (UTC)
 * They have never called the NBA championship the "world championship". The FIBA World Championship are called that though. --  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  review me 08:38, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * It depends on who "they" are. Some people definitely do this... see   . My question was: is there any evidence of the League acting or reacting in this respect? I would think it very plausible that the league tended to use the term, at least informally, especially during the 1970s. But I am not sure and I have no evidence. elpincha (talk) 16:16, 18 January 2009 (UTC)


 * See what Coach Pop has to say about this: elpincha (talk) 03:54, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


 * This is actually not my problem, since I only watch this page for vandalism. Chrishomingtang is currently busy, so you'll have to wait until he comes back. --  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  review me 03:57, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * After reading this discussion, I must ask: how is calling NBA champs "World Champion" relevant to the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy?— Chris!  c t 06:44, 20 January 2009 (UTC)


 * The Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy is awarded to... elpincha (talk) 20:58, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * ...to the winning team of the NBA Finals. As far as I know, the NBA never officially called that team "World Champion." Americans and the media like to use that name to describe NBA champs because they think NBA champs are the best of the entire world, when they are not as the NBA Finals is not a world championship of basketball.— Chris!  c t 21:25, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I think elpincha wanted to add the misuse of "World Championship" onto the article, not saying that the championship IS the "world Championship". --  SRE.K.A nnoyomous .L. 24  review me 22:06, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
 * That's correct. And I agree with Coach Pop. My ulterior motive is: I want to educate people on the usage being not just USA-centric when it is not warranted (and yes, that's POV) but also factually incorrect, as the league does not use it. On the other hand, it would be informative to see instances of such misuse by the league, if and when it did happen. elpincha (talk) 02:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Then, feel free to add sourced info to NBA Finals. I don't think this article is the right place for this.— Chris!  c t 03:11, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

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