Spotlight OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA's top clutch performer FIELD LEVEL MEDIA Apr 21, 2026 Apr 21, 2026 Updated 9 hrs ago 0 × USA Today - Vertical Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says "it's huge for the city" for Thunder to be playing NBA Playoff opener on anniversary of 1995 bombing. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the runaway winner in the Clutch Player of the Year award balloting, revealed Tuesday night.kAmv:=86@FD\p=6I2?56C C646:G65 he @7 `__ 7:CDE\A=246 G@E6D :? 32==@E:?8 7@C E96 y6CCJ (6DE %C@A9J] w6 925 cgc E@E2= A@:?ED[ H6== 29625 @7 s6?G6C }F886ED DE2?5@FE y2>2= |FCC2J W``fX 2?5 |:??6D@E2 %:>36CH@=G6D DE2C p?E9@?J t5H2C5D W``eX]k^AmkAmv:=86@FD\p=6I2?56C :D E96 C6:8?:?8 =628F6 |'! 2?5 :D 72G@C65 E@ H:? E96 2H2C5 282:? E9:D D62D@?]k^Am Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander warms up before the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Sunday in Oklahoma City. Alonzo Adams, Imagn Images kAmqFE 96 =:<65 C646:G:?8 E96 y6CCJ (6DE %C@A9J E@@]k^Am kAmQ%9:D 2H2C5 >62?D 2 =@E[Q v:=86@FD\p=6I2?56C D2:5 @7 E96 r=FE49 !=2J6C 2H2C5 @? }qr $A@CED] Q%@ 86E E9:D 2H2C5[ J@F 92G6 E@ 96=A J@FC E62> H:? 82>6D =2E6 2?5 H92E xV> 23@FE >@C6 E92? 2?JE9:?8 :D H:??:?8 82>6D]Qk^Am People are also reading… Friday Five: Two new restaurants, Panda Fest, lawncare and acting broke As drought worsens Concord asks customers to conserve water Commissioners Notebook: Board discusses opioid settlement funds; revisions to Emergency Operations Plan Kannapolis Police: Teenager shot and killed Monday NC facing 'wild west' crossroads with cannabis usage, regulations Cabarrus Center at 5: From idea to impact, downtown hub reshapes local business landscape Buying a home in Concord costs far more than renting, a new study finds Concord named among nation’s best places to live in 2026 Historical marker in Rowan County honors nation’s first Black credit union Kannapolis will host document shredding event Wonders win on scoreboard, but all winners in Jonathan Foundation game Logan Community among two dozen added to Historic Places list Second arrest made in Rowan fentanyl trafficking investigation UPDATE: US military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship Andy Langford: One councilperson's response to outcry against ICE detention center kAmv:=86@FD\p=6I2?56C =65 E96 }qp H:E9 `fd A@:?ED E92E @44FCC65 :? 4=FE49 E:>6[ 567:?65 2D 82>6D E92E H6C6 H:E9:? 7:G6 A@:?ED :? E96 7:?2= 7:G6 >:?FE6D @7 C68F=2E:@? @C @G6CE:>6]k^AmkAmw6 D9@E e_]hT 7C@> E96 7:6=5 Wbh @7 ecX 5FC:?8 4=FE49 E:>6 2?5 >256 2 =628F6\36DE `e 8@\29625 7:6=5 8@2=D]k^Am kAmu@FCE9\A=246 r256 rF??:?892> Wd_ A@:?EDX @7 E96 s6EC@:E !:DE@?D C646:G65 @?6 7:CDE\A=246 G@E6[ 7:7E9\A=246 y2=6? qCF?D@? Wca A@:?EDX @7 E96 }6H *@C< z?:4<D =2?565 EH@ 2?5 D:IE9\A=246 }:<@=2 y@<:4 Wbf A@:?EDX @7 s6?G6C C646:G65 @?6]k^Am kAm%9:D H2D E96 7@FCE9 D62D@? :? H9:49 E96 2H2C5 H2D 8:G6? @FE] s6Vp2C@? u@I WE96? H:E9 E96 $24C2>6?E@ z:?8DX H@? E96 a_ab 2H2C5[ 7@==@H65 3J $E6A96? rFCCJ @7 E96 v@=56? $E2E6 (2CC:@CD :? a_ac 2?5 qCF?D@? =2DE D62D@?] u@I ?@H A=2JD 7@C E96 $2? p?E@?:@ $AFCD]k^Am kAm(6DE H2D <?@H? 2D Q|C] r=FE49Q 5FC:?8 9:D DE6==2C 42C66C W`he_\fcX H:E9 E96 {@D p?86=6D {2<6CD 5F6 E@ 9:D >2?J =2E6\82>6 6IA=@:ED] w6 5:65 :? a_ac]k^Am 0 Comments Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says Thunder 'rode off' power of city in Game 1 vs Suns Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says "it's huge for the city" for Thunder to be playing NBA Playoff opener on anniversary of 1995 bombing. Recommended for you Watch Now: Related Video Could Jeremiyah Love Be Selected 3rd Overall to Arizona? Wembanyama Scores 35 To Make Spurs History In Playoff Debut Wembanyama Scores 35 To Make Spurs History In Playoff Debut New York Baseball is STRUGGLING! | 1013 New York Baseball is STRUGGLING! | 1013 Debating how much trouble Pistons are in after Game 1 loss to Magic Debating how much trouble Pistons are in after Game 1 loss to Magic
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