Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gifts Rolex watches to Oklahoma City Thunder teammates; Giannis Antetokounmpo reacts in disbelief to his MVP win | NBA News
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the Most Valuable Player of the NBA season 2024-2025. And the shooting guard thought of splurging on his teammates to celebrate his achievement. He gifted Rolex watches to his entire team as a treat, and a video of them flashing their new watches together has gone viral. Amid the celebration, Giannis Antetokounmpo’s reaction to the news also left the internet in splits.
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Giannis Antetokounmpo, who continues to make headlines wherever he goes for speculations around his much-talked-about trade, seems to be in disbelief over Alexander’s win. He reacted to ESPN analyst Sham Charania’s tweet about the MVP announcement and asked if his account was hacked. “What??!!!! Did shams got hacked no way this is true??!!” Giannis commented on Charania’s tweet.The video of Oklahoma City Thunder players showing off their new Rolex watches invited a variety of reactions on social media. A fan wrote, “SGA’s Rolex gift to his team? Pure class! It’s not just about the watches; it’s about building a family on and off the court. Let’s see how it fuels the Thunder’s fire the rest of the way!”Another doubted if the awards were rigged, saying, “GM must’ve already told him he gettin dat new Super Max.” An X user also wrote, “Lmao look at the Thunder man. They look like kids who got new toys for Christmas from their mom.” Praising Alexander, another said, “Now that is an MVP.”A comment also read: “He knows he’s getting a $70 million dollar contract.” “To be this rich is kinda crazy,” said a fan. Another wrote, “SGA makes 40 million a year and you guys are praising him for buying cheap rolexes for his team ? Where has shame gone.”Also Read: NBA announces Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as new MVP; Oklahoma City Thunder star’s wife Hailey gets emotionalShai Gilgeous-Alexander successfully beat Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo to pick his first MVP title. In the race for the MVP title, Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics finished in fourth place, while Donovan Vernell Mitchell Jr. of the Cleveland Cavaliers was in fifth place. Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James ended in the sixth position, and Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry was in the ninth position.
