Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dressed up his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates after being named MVP
The season is coming to an end in the NBA, the North American basketball championship, and the best are awarded. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Canada gifted his teammates with Burberry trench coats and luxury watches after being named MVP on Sunday.
Shai, in the center, next to well-dressed teammates PHOTO EPA
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the MVP award for the second year in a row. The Canadian from Oklahoma City received 83 votes from a jury of 100 voters, beating Serbia's Nikola Jokic and France's Victor Wembanyama. “I'm incredibly proud to join a group of players (those who have won the award in two consecutive seasons, ed.) who have changed basketball“, Gilgeous-Alexander pointed out. Shai celebrated receiving the award at the Thunder's practice facility, surrounded by his teammates, all wearing new trench coats and luxury watches.
It was a truly outstanding regular season for the OKC point guard, who finished with a career-high 31.1 points per game (only Doncic surpassed that). The Thunder leader, who also averaged 6.6 assists (a personal best) and never scored under 20 points in a game this year, led the defending champions to a 64-18 NBA record.
SGA also became only the second player in history, along with Michael Jordan, to average at least 30 points and five assists while shooting 50% in four consecutive championships.
In the NBA, the finals of the two conferences are contested: Thunder – Spurs and Cavaliers – Knicks.
