National Basketball Association Finals

Retired NBA stars Tony Parker, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade and Pau Gasol and legendary San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich were among those inducted on Aug. 12 into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

LeBron James refused to concede defeat on May 20 after the Los Angeles Lakers slumped to a playoff loss to Denver that leaves them needing to rewrite history to reach the NBA Finals.

Anthony Davis and LeBron James powered the Los Angeles Lakers in a rout of defending champion Golden State on May 6 while Jimmy Butler returned from an ankle injury to spark Miami's romp over New York in the NBA playoffs.

Davis scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while LeBron James added 21 points to lead the host Lakers over the Warriors 127-97.

A pair of sneakers worn by NBA superstar Michael Jordan sold for $2.2 million on April 11, setting a record price at auction for game-worn sports footwear, Sotheby's announced.

The basketball great wore the "Bred" Air Jordan 13s during Game 2 of the 1998 NBA Finals on the way to his sixth and last NBA championship title.

The Golden State Warriors were the stars of the party in San Antonio on Jan. 13, cruising to a 144-113 victory over the Spurs before an NBA record crowd of 68,323 at the Alamodome.

Jordan Poole led the defending champion Warriors with 25 points off the bench, and Donte DiVincenzo added 22 as Golden State's reserves came up big.

A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, sold for a record $10.1 million on Sept. 15, Sotheby's said.

NBA All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell received an excited welcome to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sept. 3 as his trade from Utah became official while the Jazz thanked him for incredible performances.

They beat the Celtics in the 6th game

The Bucks lost to the Bulls and the tie is 1-1

It is the first time since 2016 that an NBA championship team is visiting