The favorite NBA player of Shai Gilegeous-Aexander names appeared on ethlon sports originally without any hesitation.
Oklahoma City Thunder will be at home on Sunday night as they will face Indiana pacers in game 2 of the NBA final.
Oklahoma City enters Sunday’s game, which bounces back after a lead in the fourth quarter of Game 1 as she allowed Indiana to steal a win on the road.
Because of this, Thunder should now face a possible winning position in Game 2 as they also try in the series and avoid falling back 2–0 in the series, before it shifts to Indiana for game 3.
Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgas-Alexander (2) with the Michael Jordan Trophy to win the most valuable player for the 2024-25 season. © Alongo Adams-Imgon Images
Of course, Oklahoma City will need their stars to step into game 2 if they want to win and a player who is able to do so for the team in all season is the shaye Gilgas-Alexander.
Shaai has already won the regular season and the Western Conference Final MVP and this season is nothing but leading the franchise for a championship.
Prior to Sunday, before Game 2, Shai met the media, where he was asked how the legends of Los Angeles Kobe Bryant helped shape his game.
“This is probably my favorite player so far,” Shai said about Bryant on Saturday. “Never got a chance to meet him, to answer your question. But yes, he, not only me, the children around the world, his influence has gone through the roof and his legacy will be remembered forever.”
“This is probably my favorite player ever.”
– Sga on Cobe Bryant
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– Legion Hops (@legionhoops) June 8, 2025
Shai did not hesitate to name Bryant as his favorite NBA player and shows it in his game as he compared NBA legend.
Los Angeles with Shooting Guard Cobe Bryntagari A & Period; Vaskes-Imagon Picture
It is clear that Shai has studied Bryant to improve his game, although he mentioned that he was never able to meet legends of Laks.
Despite this, how Shai did Bryant and she also has a winner’s mindset, as he tries to help Thunder go to the championship this season.
The story was originally reported by Ethlon Sports on June 8, 2025, where it first appeared.