NBA Finals: Warriors Win, Facebook Users Talk LeBron (Infographic)

The Golden State Warriors prevailed over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association Finals, but Cavs forward LeBron James still ruled Facebook.

The Golden State Warriors prevailed over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association Finals, but Cavs forward LeBron James still ruled Facebook.

James generated twice as much conversation on the social network as any other player involved in the battle for the league championship, even though his squad fell short, losing in game six Tuesday night.

Facebook said some 32 million users generated about 173 million posts, comments and likes related to the NBA Finals between June 4 and 16.

The five most-talked-about players were:

  1. James
  2. Stephen Curry
  3. Matthew Dellavedova
  4. Kyrie Irving
  5. NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Andre Iguodala

The five most-talked-about games were:

  1. Game six: Golden State 105, Cleveland 97, 9.4
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