Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder celebrates the parade of the NBA championship together with the fans: “Never forget it”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder got a hero from their fans as they paraded the Larry O’Brien Trophy around Oklahoma City after winning the title of the NBA Sunday.
In an exhausting series of seven games against the gritty Indiana Pacers, the MVP League led OKC to its first title since the franchise was moved by Seattle and renamed in 2008.
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Tuesday morning, the fans lined up on the streets of Oklahoma City to see their team only two days after their moment as a crown at the Paycom center. During the parade, SGA and his teammates approached the fans while the confetti rained on the streets.
Unlike many championship fashion shows that present players of stars on top of the buses, which rarely immerse themselves among the crowd, the greatest names of the Thunder have walked on foot and presented the trophy for fans to touch. Gilgeous-Alexander was seen waving the team of the team outside their home arena while wearing his Canadian flag native around his life.
The route of the fashion show began on the North 10th Street in the center of Oklahoma City, directed to the south and concluded the Paycom center, where the staff of the team and coaching turned to the public. According to the voice of Oklahoma, about 500,000 people participated in the celebration.
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“Wow. … thank you very much guys,” said Gilgeous-Alexander on the crowd, for Oklahoman. “Never forget it. Moments of life like this, they are not very often … we love you guys.”
The franchise won the NBA title in 1979 as Seattle Supersonics before moving to Oklahoma City in 2007. The Thunder appeared in the final in 2012, led by Kevin Durant, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. That team lost against Lebron James and Miami Heat in four games.
After that free trio Oklahoma City, the team started a reconstruction that included the acquisition of Gilgeous-Aalxander from the Clippers in exchange for Paul George in 2019.
With a young core trained by Mark Daigneault, Thunder of this season has passed the Memphis Grizzlies, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves to win the West and then beat the Pacer for their first banner.