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Larry O'Brien

Larry O’Brien: A Perennial NBA Champion  

By Ray Cavanaugh

IA Newsletter, Month Day 2026

June 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment

When someone mentions the NBA Finals, you might think of Jordan or Kobe slashing their way to the rim. Or, more recently, the video game-like exploits of three-point assassin Steph Curry. You're less likely to think of a sub-6-foot, visually-impaired, cigarette-smoking Irish-American political operative. And yet these supreme athletes were indeed pouring their sweat and souls … [Read more...] about Larry O’Brien: A Perennial NBA Champion  

Who was Larry O’Brien, for whom the NBA Championship Trophy is named?

By Michael Quinlin
IA Newsletter, June 22, 2024

June 21, 2024 by 1 Comment

Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for hoisting Banner 18 at the rafters at TD Garden. It was an incredible season and here’s to the quest for Banner 19 in 2025!   The Larry O’Brien trophy was presented courtside at TD Garden to the Boston Celtics organization by NBA Commission Adam Silver on Monday, June 17, the night the Celtics became the coveted NBA champions.  And on … [Read more...] about Who was Larry O’Brien, for whom the NBA Championship Trophy is named?

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