Check out NBA championship rings through the years

Below these words, you can take a look at the vast majority of the NBA championships rings in league history. We even have the ring for the 1947 Philadelphia Warriors, the very first NBA championship ring in the Association. The ring ceremony has …

Below these words, you can take a look at the vast majority of the NBA championships rings in league history. We even have the ring for the 1947 Philadelphia Warriors, the very first NBA championship ring in the Association.

The ring ceremony has become a momentous occasion in the NBA, usually held just before the reigning champion’s opening game of the next season, and some of the rings that have been given out to recent champions are downright beautiful.

Statues of NBA players around the world: Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, and more

NBA legends live on around the world through statues. Icons like Kobe Bryant will get three at the Lakers arena, and Bulls fans can always check out Michael Jordan’s famous statue at the United Center. American universities and places in Europe and …

NBA legends live on around the world through statues. Icons like Kobe Bryant will get three at the Lakers arena, and Bulls fans can always check out Michael Jordan’s famous statue at the United Center. American universities and places in Europe and China also honor champs like Magic Johnson, Shaquille O’Neal and Dirk Nowitzki with their own statues.

Check out the best of them below:

NBA 2K covers through the years

Check out all the NBA 2K covers in the videogame’s history.

Starting in the 1999-00 season, NBA 2K became a staple of basketball gaming, eventually becoming the most popular game for NBA aficionados.

An important aspect of NBA 2K and something that’s become quite the prestigious honor is finding out which player will be the game’s cover athlete every year.

For the first five editions of the game, from the original NBA 2K through ESPN NBA Basketball (2K4), the cover athlete was Allen Iverson. Then came Ben Wallace, then Shaquille O’Neal, and then multiple other superstars after them.

Kobe Bryant aka Black Mamba leads the way so far with six different covers (2K10, 2K17, and two editions for 2K21 and 2K24), followed by Iverson (2K, 2K1, 2K2, 2K3 and 2K4) and Michael Jordan (2K11, 2K12, 2K16 and two 2K23 editions).

Below is a gallery of every NBA 2K cover in the game’s history.

NBA 2K: The players with the most covers ever

Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kevin Durant are among the elite few star players who have made frequent appearances on the NBA 2K videogame franchise. Check out the full ranking below.

NBA 2K has achieved a remarkable 25-year run, captivating basketball enthusiasts and video game fans worldwide. Over the years, many great players have been featured in the main covers and alternate editions of this iconic game. Among the elite few who have made frequent appearances: Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Shaquille O’Neal, and Kevin Durant.

Check out the ranking below:

NBA Finals: Locker room celebrations through the years

Champagne (usually Moët & Chandon), goggles and cigars – all things that you can usually spot in a typical locker-room celebration following the crowning of a new NBA champion.

Champagne (usually Moët & Chandon), goggles and cigars – all things that you can usually spot in a typical locker-room celebration following the crowning of a new NBA champion.

We even went as far back as the early 1960s for Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers celebrations after winning championships.

Check it out below.

Photos: Tim Tszyu, Sebastian Fundora make weight for Saturday’s fight

Photos: Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora on Friday made weight for their title fight Saturday night.

Tim Tszyu and Sebastian Fundora on Friday made weight for their title fight Saturday night on pay-per-view from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Both men came in at 152.8 pounds, 1.2 below the division limit.

Tszyu (24-0, 17 KOs) and Fundora (20-1-1, 13 KOs) will be fighting for Tszyu’s WBO belt and the vacant WBC title.

The weights for the other fights on pay-per-view:

  • Rolando Romero (139.6) vs. Isaac Cruz (138.8), junior welterweights (for Romero’s title)
  • Erislandy Lara (158.6) vs. Michael Zerafa (159.8), middleweights (for Lara’s WBA title)
  • Julio Cesar Martinez (111.6) vs. Angel Cordova (111.8), flyweights (for Martinez’s WBC title)

Here are images from the weigh-in. All photos by Esther Lin and Ryan Hafey for Premier Boxing Champions.

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