The NBA created a meaningless trophy for best regular season team no one will respect

Dec 6 2022 by SBNation.com

 

The NBA is trying to end ‘rings culture,’ with new trophies but it’s easier said than done.

The t-shirts worn by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen said it best back in 1996: their record-breaking regular season “don’t mean a thing without the ring.” Ever since, the NBA has been defined by “rings culture,” the idea that team and individual accomplishments are mostly meaningless if there’s no championship to back them up. It’s why “the Warriors blew a 3-1 lead”...

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