The Golden State Warriors play the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals Sunday and both teams are vying for an esteemed prize: the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship trophy.
The NBA Finals championship trophy, specially made by Tiffany & Co. for 40 years now, is worth an estimated $13,500, according to USA Today. Tiffany & Co. declined to confirm the trophy's value to CNBC Make It.
First designed and crafted by Tiffany & Co. in 1978, a new trophy is awarded to the NBA Finals champion team each year.
The trophy, which stands about 2 feet tall, is made of nearly 16 pounds of sterling silver with a 24-karat-gold overlay and resembles a life-size basketball falling into a net. At the end of the final championship game, the trophy is presented to the winning team but then returned to Tiffany & Co. for engraving. Eventually, the winning team gets the trophy back for keeps.
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