Alex Caruso on SGA's potential as the "Face of the League": "Comparing to Lebron is a crazy start just cuz Lebron was anointed at 18 years old and surpassed everything that has ever been put in front of him. As far as face of the league and best player on best team, SGA's got that capability."
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Jalen Williams makes sure that every member of the Thunder staff gets an opportunity to touch the Larry O'Brien Trophy
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When the Oklahoma City Thunder got to the locker room, nobody knew how to pop a bottle of champagne, so two-time NBA Champion Alex Caruso had to teach them how
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[Greco] Police responding to shooting at Scissortail Park shortly after Thunder win NBA championship
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[Katz] Isaiah Hartenstein said they didn’t pop champagne in the locker room because no one other than Alex Caruso knew how to do it so Caruso had to give the rest of the team a tutorial on how pop champagne bottles.
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Tyrese Haliburton exits the arena on crutches with a boot on his right foot
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Tyrese Haliburton's injury: "My heart dropped for him. I couldn't imagine playing the biggest game of my life and something like that happening. I just felt so bad for him. Prayers go out to him for sure. Hell of a player"
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: "So much weight off my shoulders, so much stress relieved. It feels good to be a champion."
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[Vorkunov] The Sonics' sole NBA championship stayed in Seattle, legally. Their banners and trophies had to stay in Seattle as part of a legal settlement between the city and Thunder owner Clay Bennett after he pulled the team out of there. So this is, by all intents and purposes, Thunders' first win
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Rick Carlisle on Tyrese Haliburton: "I'm not talking about his injury"
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Nearly 6 years ago, July 22, 2019, after trading Russell Westbrook and Paul George, Sam Presti penned this letter in The Oklahoman: "The next great Thunder team is out there somewhere, but it will take time to seize and discipline to ultimately sustain."
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[Uthayakumar] OKC is the youngest team to win an NBA title since the Blazers in 1977. They could have as many as THIRTEEN first-round picks over the next seven drafts (7 of their own, 6 additional).
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Isaiah Hartenstein's son is out cold in his Dad's arms as he celebrates winning the NBA Championship
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[Murray] The last two players to win NBA MVP, a scoring title, and NBA Finals MVP in the same season both won championships against the Indiana Pacers 25 years apart: Shaquille O'Neal in 2000, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in 2025
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Shai Gilgeous Alexander in September 2022, on staying in OKC: “I know what I signed up for when I signed a 5 year extension... and I don't think we're gonna be losing for much longer.” Today, he completes his banner season. MVP, Scoring Title, Championship, and Finals MVP.
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Tyrese Haliburton is on crutches as he greets his teammates in the tunnel following the Game 7 loss
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[Murray] Teams with a lead of at least 13 points entering the 4th quarter of a NBA Finals Game 7 are 6-0 (last: 1984 Celtics)
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Gilbert Arenas says that Damian Lillard and Jayson Tatum both told him that they had been dealing with calf issues before tearing their Achilles: “Even with Jayson Tatum when I asked him about the achilles — and Dame — [I asked] was your calf hurting before? And they both said yes”
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ESPN cuts to commercial as Stephen A. Smith is mid-sentence
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Tyrese Haliburton's father, John, told ESPN's Lisa Salters that his son has an Achilles injury. He is watching the game from the locker room and is in good spirits.
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[Highlight] Bennedict Mathurin puts the Pacers in front with a three
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[Smith] This has been a disaster of a series for Chet Holmgren on offense. Really struggling to get anything to fall.
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[Uthayakumar] If that's what we all hope it isn't, Haliburton is the THIRD PLAYER to suffer the injury IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
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[Highlight] Edmundo Sosa makes it a five-run inning for the Phillies with a three-run blast!
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[Highlight] A well-executed relay and a showdown between baserunner and catcher keeps the Padres and Royals tied in the 9th inning
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