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OKLAHOMA CITY — Butterflies fluttered in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's stomach as his teammates and the fans who packed the Paycom Center roared while he raised the MVP trophy above his head minutes before the opening tip of Thursday's Game 2.
WASHINGTON: Newly crowned NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to an imposing 118-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves to open up a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals on Thursday.
Britta Curl-Salemme scored the game-tying goal and the overtime winner to lift the Minnesota Frost to a hard-fought 2-1 victory over the Ottawa Charge in the Professional Women's Hockey League final Thursday.
NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received a touching voicemail from his mother after winning the award. (AT&T)
Former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone raised more than a few eyebrows earlier this week with his lofty praise of Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but he wanted to set the record straight with the city of Denver on Thursday night.
The Minnesota Timberwolves were reeling at the end of February.
Between being announced as NBA MVP on Wednesday and having the mayor of Oklahoma City proclaim the following day to be a date named in his honor, it's safe to say it's been a good few days for Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
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