--- description: NBA observed a moment of silence at San Francisco's Oracle Arena before Game 5 of the NBA Finals. title: Watch the NBA's Tribute to Victims of the Orlando Shooting image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9cf40bc96b50f72f/698897b3196cf444b903c015/gettyimages-540002230.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch the NBA's Tribute to Victims of the Orlando Shooting by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 14, 2016 3:17 AM CUT  Former Orlando Magic player Grant Hill asks for a moment of silence for the victims in the Orlando nightclub shooting before Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at ORACLE Arena on June 13, 2016 in Oakland, California. Former Orlando Magic player Grant Hill asks for a moment of silence for the victims in the Orlando nightclub shooting before Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at ORACLE Arena on June 13, 2016 in Oakland, California.Ronald Martinez—Getty Images by [Rishi Iyengar](/author/rishi-iyengar/) ## Rishi Iyengar Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 14, 2016 3:17 AM CUT The NBA honored the 49 victims of the Orlando mass shooting Monday, by observing a moment of silence at San Francisco’s Oracle Arena before Game 5 of the NBA Finals. The brief but somber tribute ahead of the game between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers was led by one of the bereaved city’s own, former Orlando Magic star Grant Hill. “On behalf of the entire NBA family,” Hill said before asking the crowd to remember those who had lost their lives. “We send our thoughts and prayers to the families impacted by the horrific tragedy in Orlando yesterday.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4367749/orlando-shooting-nba-finals-game-5-tribute/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4367749/orlando-shooting-nba-finals-game-5-tribute/"},"headline":"Watch the NBA's Tribute to Victims of the Orlando Shooting","datePublished":"2016-06-14T03:17:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:35:07.227Z","description":"Led by former Orlando Magic star Grant Hill","url":"https://time.com/4367749/orlando-shooting-nba-finals-game-5-tribute/","keywords":["Crime","tribute","Cleveland Cavaliers","Golden State Warriors","nba finals","Orlando Shooting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9cf40bc96b50f72f/698897b3196cf444b903c015/gettyimages-540002230.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rishi Iyengar","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rishi-iyengar/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9cf40bc96b50f72f/698897b3196cf444b903c015/gettyimages-540002230.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 NBA Finals - Game Five","caption":"2016 NBA Finals - Game Five","creditText":"Ronald Martinez—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4367749/orlando-shooting-nba-finals-game-5-tribute/","name":"Watch the NBA's Tribute to Victims of the Orlando Shooting"}}]}] ```