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.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the NBA MVP for the 2024-25 season. Following the official announcement, Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt honored the Thunder guard by declaring Thursday to be "Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Day" in Oklahoma City.

The Thunder announced Wednesday morning that Paycom Center will open for fans for road games during the Western Conference finals, starting with Game 3 on Saturday.

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.

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.

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder will face off in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals tonight.

Anthony Edwards didn't even wait for the final buzzer in the Minnesota Timberwolves ' Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The Thunder utterly dominated the Wolves in their series opener, 114-88, and Edwards decided to leave the court and head to the locker room with seconds still remaining in the fourth quarter.

The Oklahoma City Thunder reached the 2012 NBA Finals with Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden leading the way, which has spurred some hypothetical conversations about a matchup between that team and the current iteration of the franchise that is seven wins away from a championship.