13
9 times
* Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 1976, 1977, 1980 * Magic Johnson - 1987, 1989, 1990 * Shaquille O'Neal - 2000 * Kobe Bryant - 2008
world cup finals 3 times 1974, 2006, 2010
about 16 times
The Lakers went to the NBA Finals seven times in the 1980's.
Larry Bird went to the NBA finals 3 times I think.
Australia has never been in the finals.
12 times
Michael Jordan won 6 NBA Finals with the Chicago Bulls. Jordan never lost a finals series. In all the NBA Finals series he played, he received the Finals MVP award.
31
5
Twice. Kobe is 5-2 in the NBA Finals.