After NBA commissioner Adam Silver handed over the trophy, Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 38 points along with eight assists in Game 2 to keep home court with a 118-103 win over the Wolves in Oklahoma City. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault couldn't help but take in the moment as smile, watching his point guard's rise to stardom.

There is someone who the Oklahoma City Thunder simply cannot stop. They simultaneously send multiple players — sometimes about half the roster, it seems — to try and derail him.

The NBA made a historical announcement regarding the Oklahoma City Thunder after Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the third player in franchise history to win NBA MVP honors, as the guard was named the 2024-25 NBA MVP on Wednesday, according to multiple reports.

The Oklahoma City Thunder took a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Finals, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves by the final score of 118-103 in Game 2 on Thursday.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander anotó 38 puntos un día después de ser nombrado el Jugador Más Valioso de la NBA, y el Thunder de Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City overwhelmed Minnesota, 118-103, on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.

The hit was completely accidental and occurred as Dort went to win a jump ball against Timberwolves big man Julius Randle. After whiffing on the ball due to Randle getting a mitt on it, Dort's hand came flying down into the face of Foster, whose nose happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, and immediately started bleeding.