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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA MVP on Wednesday evening, and someone who was there through all of this could not have been happier.
Shortly after Gilgeous-Alexander won the prize, the first of his career, AT&T published a video highlighted by a vocal message left for the MVP by his mother, Charmaine.
“Finally! You have it!” She started.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder goalkeeper Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, leaves the field after his team beat the Denver Nuggets in match 7 of the second round of the NBA 2025 eliminations at the Paycc Center. (Alonzo Adams / Imagn Images)
“You deserve it. As I said, be you, stay focused and everything else will work. You are definitely about to be one of the best to play. And now? Another has checked your list. This is why your whole life has been consistent. Be careful and continue to dominate yourself and be the best leader on and out of the field. The world can finally see you.
“You know how much I love you. I’m so proud of you. Well deserved. Goodbye, I love you.”
The Canadian star and the league top scorer posted career summits with 32.7 points and 6.4 assists per game, carrying the Oklahoma City Thunder to the head of the n ° 1 to the west with a record of 68-14 NBA.
Gilgeous-Alexander was a MVP finalist last year at Nikola Jokić from Denver Nuggets. The Thunder beat Jokić’s Nuggets in seven games in the second round this season.
Oklahoma goalkeeper City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander looks at the Timberwolves goalkeeper in Minnesota, Donte Divincenzo (0) in the fourth quarter of match 1 of the final of the NBA western conference at the Paycc Center. (Alonzo Adams / Imagn Images)
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Gilgeous-Alexander was the 11th choice in total by the Charlotte Hornets in 2018, but was quickly exchanged to the Los Angeles clippers. He spent only a year there, however, and was part of a package that sent Paul George to Los Angeles.
Since the trade, Gilgeous-Alexander has been a diamond in the harsh, and he will soon be appointed first all-NBA team by third consecutive year. He also led the NBA in the free throws made per game in the last two seasons.
Oklahoma City launched the Western Conference final with a 114-88 victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves, which fell into the same round at the Dallas Mavericks last year. OKC dragged out of four points at halftime, but was ahead of Minnesota 70-40 in the second period.
It is the furthest from OKC in the playoffs since 2016, when the Thunder underwent a 3-1 lead to the Golden State Warriors from 73-9 in the Conference final. The warriors then did the same for LeBron James and Cleveland riders.
The Oklahoma Thunder goalkeeper City Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) shoots the Denver Nuggets in the second half in match 7 of the second round for the NBA 2025 eliminations at the Payônc Center in Oklahoma City on May 18, 2025. (Alonzo Adams / Imagn Images)
Oklahoma City, formerly known as Seattle Supersonics, is still looking for its first NBA title since the move (Seattle won the NBA title in 1979). The Thunder made the NBA final in 2012, when they lost to James and Miami Heat.
