“There are two great teams that got there,” Antetokounmpo said, referring to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers reaching the 2025 Finals presented by YouTube TV, “Indiana, with my friend Pascal Siakam, is reaping the rewards, and OKC simply has the MVP [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander]. I’m rooting for good basketball.”

Per NBA insider Jake Fischer, the Celtics are "most definitely listening" to trade offers for Jrue Holiday. The two-way guard has been repeatedly mentioned as a trade candidate since word first got around about Boston needing to trim payroll this summer (a need made all the more urgent by Jayson Tatum's Achilles tear).

Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks might be out of the playoffs, but that doesn’t mean he has stopped watching basketball. Like millions of NBA fans, he is currently tuned into the Finals. Speaking about them,