Before the tip of Game 2 of the 2016 NBA Finals on Sunday night, the NBA paused briefly to honor the late, great Muhammad Ali, who died Friday , with a moment of silence: The legendary boxer and iconic figure died at age 74 after being hospitalized in the Phoenix area with respiratory problems earlier in the week; according to a family spokesperson, the cause of death was septic shock. Ali had suffered from Parkinson's disease since 1984 . During Saturday's media availability between Finals games, members of the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers spoke in reverent tones about how Ali — one of the greatest boxers of all time, and one of the most singular, irrepressible and inspirational figures in all of sporting culture — impacted their lives and developments, through both his peerless work in the ring and his willingness to speak out on the social issues that mattered to him, including his famed conscientious objection to the Vietnam war , which cost him his world heavyweight championship and nearly his freedom. "What he did can never really be fully explained, understood or comprehended because of the society we live in right now and the way our world...