Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, NBA MVP and Oklahoma City Thunder
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hoisted the NBA MVP award in front of a packed Paycom Center crowd Thursday night before Game 2 against the Timberwolves.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder won league MVP for the first time in his NBA career that began in 2018.
In the third quarter of the Timberwolves’ Game 1 loss to Oklahoma City, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tried to drive right past his cousin, Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Shai fell down, and the official called a foul on Nickeil.