<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-hilarious-shot-chris-pauls-age');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes hilarious shot at Chris Paul’s age');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Thunder-guard-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-and-Spurs-guard-Chris-Paul.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes hilarious shot at Chris Paul’s age</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-29T05:41:09-07:00">June 29th, 5:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-29T05:41:09-07:00">June 29th, 5:41am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints, who also covers the NBA and MLB. He received his Masters in Business Administration Bachelor's degree in Sports Management from Nichols College. Previously, ran his own website, and had bylines at FanSided, Basketball Network, Athlon Sports, and The Sporting News. In addition to his work at ClutchPoints, Owen is also a Breaking News Writer at Heavy and a Content Producer for More Views Media.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-alex-caruso-gushes-aaron-wiggins-mic-drop-moment-parade">partying it up</a> in the wake of their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-shai-gilegous-alexander-calls-out-doubters-ig-post-parade">2025 NBA Finals victory</a> over the Indiana Pacers. However, on Saturday, Gilgeous-Alexander took a quick break from his celebrations to take a hilarious jab at his former teammate, San Antonio Spurs guard Chris Paul.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander and Paul spent the 2019-20 campaign together on the Thunder, with the veteran Paul playing a big role in helping with the younger SGA’s development. Even though they only spent one season as teammates, the two formed a close bond, with Paul attending a couple of Oklahoma City’s games during their playoff run to support Gilgeous-Alexander. So when Paul shared a post on Saturday commemorating his 20-year anniversary of getting drafted in the NBA, Gilgeous-Alexander left a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLdpMgAMK0-/" rel="noopener">quick two-word reply</a>.</p><p>“Old ahhhhhhh,” Gilgeous-Alexander commented in response to Paul’s post.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="instagram-media"><div style="padding: 16px;"> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLdpMgAMK0-/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="line-height: 0; padding: 0 0; text-align: center; text-decoration: none; width: 100%;" target="_blank"> <div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div><div style="display: flex;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div></div></div><div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div><div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div><div style="padding-top: 8px;"><div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 14px;"><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: 8px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; height: 20px; width: 20px;"></div><div></div></div><div style="margin-left: auto;"><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div style="display: flex; margin-bottom: 24px;"><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"></div><div style="background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; height: 14px; width: 144px;"></div></div><p></p></a><p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLdpMgAMK0-/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Chris Paul (@cp3)</a></p></div></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder continue to celebrate 2025 NBA Finals victory</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-hoists-the-trophy.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Gilgeous-Alexander was only in his second year in the league when he teamed up with Paul, but he showed early signs of stardom during that season. That led to the 2024-25 campaign, when Gilgeous-Alexander led the league in scoring with 32.7 points per game, while also taking home the 2025 MVP Award in addition to a slew of other achievements, with the best of the bunch seeing OKC win a championship.</p><p>Now, SGA and his squad will be looking to build off of this season and prove that they can become the dynasty that many folks believe they are capable of becoming. Paul, meanwhile, will be looking to find a new home in free agency, as a return to the Spurs doesn’t seem all that likely in the wake of the 2025 NBA Draft. Who knows, maybe he could team up with Gilgeous-Alexander again in hopes of winning that ever-elusive championship before he retires. After all, as Gilgeous-Alexander noted, he is getting up there in age.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes hilarious shot at Chris Paul’s age

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/celebrity/metta-world-peace-on-shai-gilgeous-alexander-being-better-than-michael-jordan');   ga('set', 'title', 'Metta World Peace on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being ‘better than Michael Jordan’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Metta-World-Peace-on-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-being-better-than-Michael-Jordan.jpg"></figure><h1>Metta World Peace on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being ‘better than Michael Jordan’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-25T08:48:52-07:00">June 25th, 8:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-25T08:48:52-07:00">June 25th, 8:48am</time><address><a href="http://designsux.com">Burtland Dixon</a>As an avid enthusiast of entertainment, Burtland Dixon is a passionate individual who revels in the magic of movies, sports, music, and pop culture. Whether it's catching the latest blockbuster, watching the marquee matchup of the week, attending live concerts, or getting immersed in the world of gaming, Burtland finds joy in all forms of entertainment.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Celebrity</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just delivered a season that basketball fans will be talking about for decades. He <a href="https://athlonsports.com/nba/shai-gilgeous-alexander-is-better-than-michael-jordan-claims-former-bulls-star" rel="noopener">led the Oklahoma City Thunder to an NBA championship</a>, battling through a thrilling seven-game series against the Indiana Pacers, per AthlonSports. Along the way, he claimed the league’s scoring title, won regular season MVP, and took home Finals MVP honors. That combination has only been accomplished by three others in league history: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O’Neal, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-joins-michael-jordan-kareem-shaq-nba-finals-history">Michael Jordan</a>.</p><p>Naturally, that kind of season demands conversations about greatness. But Metta World Peace, the former NBA champion and Defensive Player of the Year, took it to another level. On social media and in recent interviews, he claimed, “At times, Shai is better than MJ.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">People laughed at my quote with I said “at times” <a href="https://twitter.com/shaiglalex?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@shaiglalex</a> is better than MJ.<br>Explain this . Shai is 1st ballot and will get more than 3 rings. <a href="https://t.co/i9zkq84VF5">pic.twitter.com/i9zkq84VF5</a></p><p>— Coach Metta (@MettaWorld37) <a href="https://twitter.com/MettaWorld37/status/1937854971451711842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>Fans were stunned, critics shook their heads, but Metta meant every word. And he didn’t walk it back. Instead, he added context on the podcast Casuals with Katie Nolan, saying, “Michael Jordan’s done things nobody has ever done, and it looks so elegant. But SGA, the way he plays the game, through the legs, behind the back, step back, crossover, spins, it’s exactly how he wants to play it.”</p><h2><b>A New Kind of Greatness</b></h2><p>Gilgeous-Alexander’s playing style has become one of the smoothest in the league. He doesn’t rely on brute strength or explosive dunks. His footwork, rhythm, and control turn games into highlight reels, but not in the way that overwhelms. He picks his spots, controls the tempo, and makes elite defenders look ordinary. To Metta’s point, it’s not about Shai copying Jordan’s dominance. It’s about the way he has carved out his own lane.</p><p>Jordan was an assassin who struck with speed and precision. Shai feels more like a tactician, crafting each move with patience and creativity. His ability to stay calm in pressure moments and hit tough shots from all angles is a skill set that has separated him from his peers. And now, it is starting to place him in a different conversation altogether.</p><p>Metta World Peace didn’t say Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is better than Michael Jordan in every way. He simply pointed out what some fans have started to see: in certain moments, on certain nights, Gilgeous-Alexander plays a brand of basketball that feels just as legendary.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Metta World Peace on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being ‘better than Michael Jordan’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-gets-visits-from-shai-gilgeous-alexander-reggie-miller-after-game-7');   ga('set', 'title', 'Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton gets visits from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Reggie Miller after Game 7');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-makes-NBA-Finals-history-not-seen-since-Jerry-West-2.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton gets visits from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Reggie Miller after Game 7</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T21:38:23-07:00">June 24th, 9:38pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T21:38:23-07:00">June 24th, 9:38pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Indiana Pacers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-paul-george-tyrese-haliburton-injury">Heartbreak abounds for the Indiana Pacers</a> after seeing their championship dreams go up in smoke in Game 7 this past Sunday night, losing 103-91 to the Oklahoma City Thunder. But perhaps the most soul-crushing thing the Pacers and its loyal fanbase has to deal with is the Achilles injury that Tyrese Haliburton suffered in the early goings of Game 7.</p><p>Not only did the Pacers miss their best player in the biggest game of the season, especially during that fateful third quarter stretch where they couldn’t take care of the basketball, they’ll also be without him for (presumably) the entirety of next season as well.</p><p>The entire NBA world felt for Haliburton and the Pacers, as they managed to defy any and every expectation en route to making it to the biggest stage imaginable — only for the injury bug to strike at the most inopportune moment. Even Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the 2025 NBA Finals MVP, felt his heart sink in the aftermath of Haliburton’s injury. But <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1937706809072169248" rel="noopener">in a kind gesture</a> befitting of an MVP, the Thunder star visited Haliburton in the Pacers locker room after the trophy presentation, making sure to check in on him.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander visited and embraced Tyrese Haliburton in the Pacers locker room after the Thunder won Game 7 of the NBA Finals. <a href="https://t.co/Xl2bRoJgpK">pic.twitter.com/Xl2bRoJgpK</a></p><p>— Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly/status/1937705824157336019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The best only want to beat the best, and for Gilgeous-Alexander, he knows how big of an honor it was to scrap and claw against Haliburton and the Pacers. Indiana had to make the Thunder work for every bucket and for every defensive stop on their way to the championship, and it’s quite heartbreaking that the Pacers didn’t get the best chance possible to push OKC to its very limit once Haliburton went down.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander may not be a fan favorite for his free-throw baiting ways, but one thing’s for sure: he is an elite competitor and an even more kind-hearted person, as he didn’t need to check on Haliburton after the game, but he did.</p><h2><b>Reggie Miller, Pacers know Tyrese Haliburton gave it his all</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Pacers-news-Camera-catches-Tyrese-Haliburtons-dads-reaction-to-PGs-Game-7-exit-2.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Haliburton definitely risked life and limb just to put the Pacers in a position where they could win the first NBA championship in franchise history. He powered through a calf injury in Game 6, but his body ended up succumbing to all the wear and tear it took once Game 7 was hitting its stride.</p><p>The 25-year-old star will most likely miss the rest of next season, but he himself acknowledged that he has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/indiana-pacers/pacers-news-tyrese-haliburton-heartfelt-message-indy-fans-after-achilles-surgery">no regrets about giving it his all to the Pacers</a>. And for that, franchise legend Reggie Miller, as well as the rest of the NBA world, cannot be any more proud of Haliburton.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton gets visits from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Reggie Miller after Game 7

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-okc-mayor-crowns-shai-gilgeous-alexander-over-kevin-durant-russell-westbrook');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder news: OKC mayor crowns Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/OKC-mayor-crowns-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander-over-Kevin-Durant-Russell-Westbrook.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Thunder news: OKC mayor crowns Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T12:49:18-07:00">June 24th, 12:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T12:49:18-07:00">June 24th, 12:49pm</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Fresh off their first NBA title since relocating from Seattle, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-showered-mvp-chants-championship-parade">Oklahoma City Thunder held a championship parade</a> on Tuesday to celebrate their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-isaiah-hartenstein-reveals-hilarious-story-free-agency-recruitment">Game 7 victory over the Indiana Pacers</a>. Amid the celebrations, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt made headlines with a bold proclamation regarding the franchise’s all-time greats.</p><p>Introducing Finals MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to the stage, Holt referred to him as “the greatest player to ever put on the uniform,” effectively <a href="https://x.com/JoelXLorenzi/status/1937579355544387948" rel="noopener">placing him above</a> former Thunder superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander took the microphone following Holt’s introduction and thanked the city and fans for their support throughout the season and championship run.</p><p>“Thank you guys so much,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Don’t ever forget this — moments in life like this, they don’t come and go often. Make sure you guys enjoy this moment with your family, your friends, your loved ones… everyone that helped you and us get here and don’t forget who they are. Don’t ever turn your back on them – just like us as a team, just like us as a community, just like the city of Oklahoma. Thank you guys.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mayor Holt introduces SGA as “the greatest player to ever put on the uniform.” <a href="https://t.co/FC0dgk92FR">pic.twitter.com/FC0dgk92FR</a></p><p>— Joel Lorenzi (@JoelXLorenzi) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoelXLorenzi/status/1937579355544387948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><p>The moment marked the culmination of a remarkable season for the 26-year-old, who led the Thunder to a franchise-record 68 wins during the regular season. Gilgeous-Alexander was named the 2024–25 NBA Most Valuable Player after averaging 32.7 points, 6.4 assists, 5.0 rebounds, 1.7 steals, and 1.0 block per game on 51.9% shooting from the field and 37.5% from three across 76 appearances.</p><h2><b>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s MVP run and Finals heroics spark debate over his place atop Thunder history</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Thunder-All-Star-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander_452fee.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>He carried that success into the postseason, guiding Oklahoma City past the Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets, and Minnesota Timberwolves before defeating the Pacers in a seven-game NBA Finals. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-fans-touch-larry-obrien-trophy-goes-viral">Gilgeous-Alexander earned Finals MVP honors</a>, averaging 30.3 points, 5.6 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.9 steals, and 1.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.3% from the field in the series.</p><p>In Game 7, he delivered a signature performance — finishing with 29 points, 12 assists, five rebounds, two blocks, and one steal in 40 minutes. The Thunder pulled away late to secure a 103–91 victory and claim the first NBA championship in franchise history since relocating to Oklahoma City.</p><p>The Thunder’s title run not only delivered a long-awaited championship to the city but also reshaped the conversation around the team’s historical hierarchy. Durant, who won an MVP with the Thunder and led them to the 2012 NBA Finals, left in 2016 for the Golden State Warriors. Westbrook, the 2017 MVP, became synonymous with the franchise’s identity after Durant’s departure but never secured a championship during his tenure.</p><p>With a title, an MVP award, and a Finals MVP now on his resume, Gilgeous-Alexander has positioned himself at the forefront of Oklahoma City’s basketball legacy. Holt’s comments at the parade reflect a growing sentiment that the current face of the franchise may already stand above the stars who came before him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder news: OKC mayor crowns Shai Gilgeous-Alexander over Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-showered-mvp-chants-championship-parade');   ga('set', 'title', 'Shai Gilgeous-Alexander showered with MVP chants at championship parade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Oklahoma-Citys-Shai-Gilgeous-Alexander.jpg"><figcaption>© Brian Murphy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander showered with MVP chants at championship parade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-24T11:41:42-07:00">June 24th, 11:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-24T11:41:59-07:00">June 24th, 11:41am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander might be the most popular person in that city right now. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-shai-gilgeous-alexander-fans-touch-larry-obrien-trophy-goes-viral">Gilgeous-Alexander helped lead the Thunder to a NBA Championship</a> in recent days. At the team’s parade on Tuesday, he was <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1937566658651992142" rel="noopener">showered with MVP chants</a> from fans.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“MVP” chants are ROARING for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at the Thunder championship parade 🗣️🏆</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NBA</a>)<a href="https://t.co/aIxkHS4KGp">pic.twitter.com/aIxkHS4KGp</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1937566658651992142?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 24, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Thunder star loved that reception. He waved to fans and celebrated with them, while riding along in the parade. Oklahoma City are NBA champions for the first time as a franchise, after the squad defeated the Indiana Pacers in seven games. The team moved to the city in 2008 from Seattle, when they were known as the Supersonics.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/thunder-news-paul-george-shai-gilgeous-alexander-title">Gilgeous-Alexander lived up to those chants with his play</a> this season. He was named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, and averaged more than 32 points a game for the club.</p><h2><b>The Thunder rolls on into next season with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander</b></h2><p>Oklahoma City proved themselves this season to be a powerful contender in the Western Conference. Gilgeous-Alexander had help throughout the season, but has established himself as a leader for the squad.</p><p>The Thunder forward is one of the most versatile defensive players in basketball. Gilgeous-Alexander led the NBA in steals this past season. He also is the second youngest player in league history to win the Finals MVP, league MVP and scoring title in their career. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it at a younger age.</p><p>Gilgeous-Alexander is a former 2018 first round NBA Draft pick. He played his college basketball at Kentucky. For the last three seasons, the Thunder star has averaged more than 30 points a game. He is now <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45539190/nba-finals-2025-thunder-sga-legacy-historic-title-run" rel="noopener">just the 15th player</a> in NBA history to do that, per ESPN.</p><p>In this year’s NBA Finals, Gilgeous-Alexander proved why those chants are valid. He posted two double-doubles in the last three games. In Game 7, the forward posted 29 points and 12 assists.</p><p>The road to another championship starts nearly right away. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/knicks-rumors-insider-new-york-nba-draft-night-deal">The NBA Draft starts on Wednesday night</a>. Oklahoma City has the 15th overall selection.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
32.4	5.2	6.2	1.1	1.9

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