The first NBA cup was rushed but these courts aren’t any different than the other floors. From my uncle who has done the Suns and Blazers court in the past plus half the PAC-12 a few years ago, during the first NBA Cup:

The polyurethane they put on top of the paint is exactly the same as a “natural” floor. My guess is that there’s not enough top coat. You need at least 3-4 layers on top of the paint. Most of the floors were built in Idaho falls. I’ve seen them, there’s not very much poly on top of the paint. It’s been a real rush job to finish them all.

Since then they’ve had time to do it right. It’s literally no different than a normal court other than it’s super ugly

He would have burst into flames as soon as he stepped foot on it.

You’re hired

yeah, I agree. I like to give new ideas a chance, a few of these are just out right eyesores and the rest are ugly

Some teams just have some awful colors when translated to the courts.

They can just probably remake the logo of the teams at the center just like how they do it in the Finals.

I think it would have been still kinda bad but a lot more passable if they used more purple to contrast it. granted our color is actually supposed to be more gold than straight up yellow anyway but thats been something laker fans have been complaining about with our jerseys for years.

So is having Emirates sponsoring the whole thing.

I like them.

Someone must have a deal with the companies that handle designing, building, and switching the courts. Most of them are eyesores that make it hard to watch.

My dad just saw highlights of the OKC game and said “what the fuck is that, it’s like playing in the ocean.” I laughed.

They look awesome

A person who is not colorblind, they also look like ass.

I’m having the same issues trying to find the ball sometimes on some of these crazy court designs. I guess they didn’t think about the people who are colorblind when they decided to implement these color schemes

As a person who is blind, the courts honestly just ass

some of the courts would look better colorblind i think

I was dealing with a concussion last year and couldn’t physically watch games with those courts. I would get dizzy and my eyes would dilate within minutes.

I mean he did get luka doncic over to the lakers who were otherwise screwed for the foreseeable future.

To be fair, the league has had great parity. Since 2019 there hasn’t been a single repeat champion, and only 3 teams have been to the Finals multiple times

Fired a racist owner. That’s about it.

Fym betting ads everywhere isn’t good for the league??

For the owners - he’s done gangbusters, that’s why he’s not fired. He works for the owners, not the fans.

He’s made it far more profitable which is all that matters to his bosses.

Done nothing except oversee the product decline

Not a fucking thing. I’ve loved basketball my entire life and never thought anything could stop me watching the NBA. This dude has done everything in his power to try to get me to do just that. Dude is a clown.

Edit - downvoted by people or bots who apparently love more commercials than at any point in NBA history, non stop sports betting garbage, ads on jerseys and courts, bastardization of the rules….

I turned the Celtics game the other day and turned it off 30 seconds in because I couldn’t stand looking at the court

Yea seems that way, can’t think of any old school fans that like seeing that shit on the court

I do love the lighting of the Stadium, im glad the Wolves got something similar lol

Give the guy a break, it’s hard to remember what you’ve said in the past when gambling companies and dictatorships are blowing money up your ass in the present.

As I understand it, that is a completely different issue. The Finals logos were decals placed on top of the finished courts. Whereas these courts are finished the same way as the standard courts, so should not be any more slippery than normal.

It seems like the Lakers court had an actual issue with the finish causing it to be more slippery.

Adam silver is the worst thing that happened to the NBA

I like them. And the kings one is dope 

Horrendous idea

Dude it’s in the best interests of the players. No one wants a season ending injury just cuz the league wants a fancy court for the NBA cup. 

You’re a miserable person. How is a home team choosing a safer court for their players preferential treatment? Weirdo