10 things that have changed since LeBron James last missed the NBA Finals

LeBron James, in 2016, with the NBA Championship trophy and the Finals MVP trophy
LeBron James, in 2016, with the NBA Championship trophy and the Finals MVP trophy

#9 Instagram an Snapchat didn't exist

Instagram and Snapchat logos
Instagram and Snapchat logos

To clarify once again, the 2010 NBA Finals was the last championship round that didn't feature LeBron. And at that time, the very popular social media platform of Instagram hadn't even released yet.

It was officially out on 6th of October 2010, that too just for IOS. The Andriod versions came out 2 years later in April 2012, around the same time they were acquired by social media giants Facebook for close to a billion US dollars in cash and stock.

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Another popular multi-media messaging app, Snapchat wasn't out either. Snapchat was released in the summer of 2011 (July or September). Since then, as of February 2018, Snapchat has garnered a base of 187 million daily active users.

Note: Snapchat Inc., the company that had engineered the app, was renamed to Snap Inc. in September 2016.

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