Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo were the only players to appear on every MVP ballot this season.
Golden State Warriors guard Moses Moody underwent surgery on his injured right thumb and is expected to be fully recovered by the start of training camp.
David Adelman will be the permanent head coach of the Denver Nuggets. ESPN's Shams Charania reports the team has lifted the interim tag from the man who took over the duties of the fired Michael Malone late in the season.
Cleveland’s Evan Mobley, the defensive player of the year this season, was also the top vote-getter for the NBA’s All-Defensive team that was revealed on Thursday.
This time, the mentally tough New York club -- which staged a trio of unthinkable victories after trailing by double digits in its series with the Boston Celtics -- found itself on the wrong end of the spectacle.
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the NBA's Most Valuable Player. The Hamilton, Ont., native beat out Nikola Jokic after he finished runner-up to the Denver Nuggets star a year ago, joining Steve Nash as the only Canadian to win the award.
Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sheds tears while thanking his family as he accepts the MVP award for the 2024-25 NBA season.
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Canadian and former NBA MVP Steve Nash commented on his fellow countryman Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the award, while general manager of the Canadian men's national basketball team Rowan Barrett spoke about how SGA's MVP award will be talked about for many years in Canadian history.
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After winning his first scoring title and leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a league-high 68 wins, Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has earned his first NBA MVP award. SGA finished as the runner-up in last year's MVP voting, when Nikola Jokic won his third MVP in four seasons.
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After winning his first NBA MVP, TSN NBA analyst Jevohn Shepherd joins SportsCentre to share why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander deserved the honour over Nikola Jokic, what he thinks the award means to him, and if he's already willing to call him the best Canadian to ever play basketball.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scaled the mountaintop of individual excellence in basketball. A runner-up to Nikola Jokic for last year's MVP, the Hamilton, Ontario native is now being minted with the NBA's most prestigious regular season award for what was a historically great campaign. Josh Lewenberg has more.
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Chet Holmgren crashes Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's postgame interview to support his teammate's case for NBA MVP.
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