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The NBA Finals 2016 By The Numbers

-- Defending Champion Golden State Warriors Set For Finals Rematch with Cleveland Cavaliers --

-- Two-Time Reigning Kia NBA MVP Stephen Curry Attempts to Defend NBA Championship as Four-Time Kia NBA MVP LeBron James Looks to Lead Cavaliers to First NBA Title --

NEW YORK, June 1, 2016 – The Golden State Warriors will meet the Cleveland Cavaliers when The Finals 2016 tips off in a rematch of last year’s championship on Thursday, June 2 at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.  The Warriors are looking to cap their historic 73-win regular season by keeping the Larry O’Brien Trophy in the Bay Area, while the Cavaliers are seeking to avenge their loss in last year’s Finals and bring home the franchise’s first championship.

Overall, The Finals will reach fans live in 215 countries and territories in 49 languages on their televisions, computers, mobile devices and tablets.  Below is a look at The Finals 2016 By The Numbers:

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors

• 14 – This series marks the 14th time in NBA history that the same teams are meeting in The Finals in consecutive seasons.

• 6 – Cleveland’s LeBron James is set to play in his sixth straight Finals, the first player to do so in 50 years.  The other seven players to accomplish the feat played for the Boston Celtics: Bill Russell (10 straight Finals appearances), Tom Heinsohn (nine), Sam Jones (nine), K.C. Jones (eight), Frank Ramsey (eight), Bob Cousy (seven) and Satch Sanders (six).

• 1,077 – Golden State made an NBA-record 1,077 three-pointers this season, becoming the first team in league history to reach 1,000.

• 5 – Cleveland’s Tyronn Lue can become the fifth head coach over the last 60 years to win a title in his first season, joining Golden State’s Steve Kerr (2015), the Los Angeles Lakers’ Pat Riley (1982) and Paul Westhead (1980), and the Philadelphia Warriors’ George Senesky (1956).

• 8 – Eight players on NBA Finals 2016 rosters have NBA Development League experience (Cleveland: Dahntay Jones, Jordan McRae and Sasha Kaun; Golden State: Festus Ezeli, Shaun Livingston, James Michael McAdoo, Ian Clark and Kevon Looney).

• 2 – Golden State’s Steve Kerr is looking to become the second head coach in NBA history to win titles in each of his first two seasons.  The only coach to do it is John Kundla, who won the 1948 and 1949 titles with the Minneapolis Lakers.

The Finals Spans the Globe

• 9 – Nine international players are on Finals rosters.  The Cavaliers feature Matthew Dellavedova (Australia), Kyrie Irving (Australia), Sasha Kaun (Russia), Timofey Mozgov (Russia) and Tristan Thompson (Canada).  The Warriors feature Leandro Barbosa (Brazil), Andrew Bogut (Australia), Festus Ezeli (Nigeria) and Anderson Varejao (Brazil).

• 1 – Golden State’s Anderson Varejao is the first player ever to play for both NBA finalists in the same season.

The Finals on ABC

• 11 – Mike Breen, the voice of the NBA Finals, will call the event for a record 11th consecutive time, the most by any play-by-play man.

• 10 – Jeff Van Gundy will call his record 10th NBA Finals, the most ever for a Finals TV game analyst.

• 15 – Basketball Hall of Famer and ESPN analyst Hubie Brown will make NBA Finals broadcast history when he calls his 15th Finals (combination of radio and television), the most for any NBA commentator.

NBA Digital

• 11 – NBA TV’s studio analysts have won a combined 11 NBA championships (Shaquille O’Neal: 4; Kenny Smith: 2; Isiah Thomas: 2; Brent Barry: 2; Steve Smith: 1).

• 90 – Live At The Finals, NBA TV’s 90-minute pregame show, will air each game day during The Finals.

• 11.5B – NBA.com and the NBA App achieved all-time traffic records during the 2015-16 regular season and 2016 playoffs, with 11.5 billion video views.

NBA Social Media

• 1B – This season, the NBA became the first professional sports league to surpass one billion social media likes and followers globally across all league, team and player platforms.

• 75M – LeBron James is the most followed NBA player on social media with nearly 75 million followers combined across Facebook (22.5 million), Twitter (31.2 million) and Instagram (21.2 million).

• 42.8B – The NBA set records across social media (Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, Vine, YouTube) this season with a combined 42.4 billion impressions.

• 7M – Last year’s Finals matchup generated more than seven million tweets from fans containing hashtag-triggered emojis.  For The Finals 2016, Twitter will launch the following emojis:

#NBAFinals - Larry O’Brien Trophy
#ALLin216 - Cleveland Cavaliers logo
#DuBNation - Golden State Warriors logo

NBA Cares

1,040 and 1,041– The East Oakland Pride Elementary School and Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland at John Adams High School will be the 1,040th and 1,041st places created through NBA Cares where kids and families can live, learn or play in 27 countries and territories.

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ISlide gets official license from NBA: Wear your favorite NBA Team Slippers

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Miami Heat calls on Pinoys to help Dwyane Wade

The NBA team Miami Heat calls on Pinoy fans to help "the Flash" Dwyane Wade to vote for him on the upcoming 2015 All-Star games

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FOX Sports Writer apologizes to Lebron James

When Lebron James left the Cavs for Miami Heat, a lot of his  hometown fans turned against him. Others even burnt down his Cavs Jersey. It didn't end there. The Cavs owner even predicted that James won't even win a championship.

A lot of personal and negative words were thrown to James when he left his hometown. It was like he just did a sinful deed that no one could ever forget.

Lebron James covers SLAM ish 106

But, that was long time ago. He won 2 championships with the Heat, then after the season decided to move back to his hometown, Cleveland. This time he will win championships as Cavalier, the Cavalier of Akron!

One of his former fans, who turned into a detractor, then became a fan again, not just because Bron came back, it's more than that. He was able to understand the King's decision and was able to reflect that he made the same decision to leave home to chase his dreams. 

Here's his heartfelt story and apology to Lebron James:

“AKRON, Ohio -- When I turned 25 years old, I left my hometown of Akron in search of a better opportunity.

No one burned my jersey. No one posted angry messages on the Internet. The only letter my boss wrote was one of recommendation to my new employer. My own parents even seemed excited I was leaving.

Nor was I taking my talents to South Beach.

Instead, I was trudging off to Wyoming -- as a sportswriter who had finally landed a full-time gig. Yes, Wyoming. Yes, I would soon cover rodeos and sled-dog races and high school golf. But that wasn't the goal. The goal was to someday return to my native Northeast Ohio and cover the NBA. Perhaps, also, to leave for a while to get a better understanding of what it takes to become a more-accomplished man, a better man.

As for actually someday covering pro basketball while living in my hometown -- well, it seemed like a pipedream. But I knew if it was ever gonna happen, I probably had to leave.

I eventually returned, as a considerably more seasoned journalist, at the age of 29. The experiences are ones I will never forget. Wyoming will always hold a special place in my heart. But it wasn't Akron. It wasn't home.

At the age of 25, fellow Akron native LeBron James took a similar approach to his career.

He left his hometown, his home team, in search of a better situation. His fantasy, his pipedream, was to win an NBA championship.

He too returned home at the age of 29. He too seems like a changed man, a man with some regrets, for sure, but a man with plenty of reasons to feel proud. That makes LeBron James no different than I was then -- no different than so many men who experience key emotional growth between the ages of 25 and 30.

So why was I so hard on James when he left for the Miami Heat in 2010?

Why did I feel so betrayed? Didn't I do the same thing? Didn't I myself depart for what I viewed as a better opportunity? Didn't I leave at the same age James did? Didn't I have a similar approach to life?

Now, I'm not trying to compare myself to the greatest basketball player in the world. I'm just a lowly sportswriter, and while I wear that badge with pride, it's all I'll ever be. James will likely be the King of Akron, the King of Cleveland Basketball, for quite some time.

And I ripped him good in 2010. I ripped him on Twitter, I ripped him in columns, I ripped him to family and friends. I didn't care so much that LeBron left -- I cared how he went about it. I was irritated with his national television special, with how James danced on a stage alongside Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the Heat.

But here's what I say about that now: Thank heavens there were no TV cameras on me at the age of 25. Thank heavens there aren't any today, and I'm a lot older now than James was then.

You know what James did at the age of 25? He acted like a 25-year old.

Today, LeBron is back. I've been here for four years, covering the Cavaliers, covering the entire NBA, watching James become someone who I'm proud to say is from my hometown. And yes, I would say that regardless of the team for which he plays.

The fact he returned to the team I primarily write about, the team with which his career began, and how he went about all of it, makes me respect him that much more.

But mostly, I just think LeBron should know, that as a fellow Akron guy who left for a chance to polish my craft and bring the best of me back to Akron -- man, I completely get it.

Mostly, I owe LeBron James an apology, and this is it: Sorry, LeBron, and welcome back. It's good to be 29 and home. I've been there. I know.”

-Sam Amico of FOX Sports Ohio

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