There is so much movement in the NBA from big superstars because of ring culture Do you think it would be less of a thing if smaller achievements like winning a playoff series was celebrated like it is in baseball

Jeremy on the difference of regular and Playoff basketball

Bill Simmons Pod I think the Knicks winning the championship is the biggest thing left in any sport other than Bill Vikings or Detroit Lions winning the Super Bowl

Bill Simmons Pod I think the Knicks winning the championship is the biggest thing left in any sport other than Bills Vikings or Detroit Lions winning the Super Bowl

Rob Pelinka on LeBron We probably haven't seen a player that has honored the game to the extent that he's honored the game He's given so much to his teammates to this organization The thing we want to do more than anything else is to honor him back

Nick Wright on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander flopping Thunder fans cant accept winning a championship gets you the championship and the bragging rights and the belt But it does not get you necessarily love and it times it doesnt get you much respect think you deserve

Footage from 2009 Western Conference Finals highlighting the physical skills and competitive spirit of past playoff basketball in the NBA