Arkansas native Moses Moody brings NBA title trophy to Little Rock

A year after Bobby Portis brought the NBA Championships trophy to the state capital, Moses Moody has done the same.

Moody and the Golden State Warriors beat the Boston Celtics in six games last month to capture their fourth NBA title in the last eight years. On Friday, Moody brought the championship trophy to the town he called home for a bulk of his life.

Moody was in town to promote AR Kids Read at the Hoop Session event. Little Rock mayor Frank Scott Jr. proclaimed the day as “Moses Moody Day” and gave him the key to the city.

Moody played high-school basketball at Little Rock Parkview and North Little Rock High before his senior season in Florida. After high school, he spent one year with the Razorbacks upon which he was named SEC Freshman of the Year after averaging 16.8 points and 5.8 rebounds a game and helping the Hogs to the Elite Eight.

Last year, Little Rock native Bobby Portis brought the trophy to the city after his Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Phoenix Suns.