🏆 Today's Trending: 2025 NBA Finals MVP – Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander

 

Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander: From MVP to Champion – Thunder’s Historic Finals MVP Win!

Team, brace yourselves – Shai Gilgeous‑Alexander just crowned himself MVP of the 2025 NBA Finals while winning both Regular Season and Finals MVP in the same year!

🌟 Game 7 Highlights:

1. OKC Thunder won 103–91 over the Pacers in Game 7 at Paycom Center facebook.com+15washingtonpost.com+15sports.yahoo.com+15
2. SGA dropped 29 pts & 12 assists in the clincher bild.de+5washingtonpost.com+5si.com+5

🏅 Record-Breaking Accolades:

1. First player since LeBron (2013) to win Regular and Finals MVP in same season nbcsports.com+2washingtonpost.com+2en.wikipedia.org+2
2. Joins elite list (Kareem, Jordan, Shaq) — MVP, Finals MVP & Scoring Title sweep en.wikipedia.org+5si.com+5espn.com+5
3. Averaged 30.3 PPG in Finals, a true masterclass foxsports.com+15talksport.com+15nbcsports.com+15

🤕 Pacers’ Setback:

• Indiana’s star Tyrese Haliburton suffered a devastating Achilles injury early in Game 7 talksport.com+4news.com.au+4washingtonpost.com+4

🔮 What It Means:

1. OKC claims their first NBA title since 2008, cementing themselves among the league’s elite youtube.com+15washingtonpost.com+15news.com.au+15
2. Shai (26) becomes the 4th player ever to achieve the MVP/Finals MVP/scoring title trifecta espn.com+8si.com+8foxsports.com+8
3. Adds massive momentum to future championship and contract talks