Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, on May 21, was announced as the
NBA's Most Valuable Player after an impressive performance throughout the ongoing season up until now. The player with an average score of 32.7 points surpassed Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic, who was declared the runner-up with an average of 29.6 points. While fellow athletes have started congratulating Alexander on the achievement,
former Ballon d’Or winner and Brazilian footballer
Ronaldinho Gaúcho, too, joined the celebration with a heartfelt message for Alexander.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander crowned with the NBA’s MVP title, players from different sports backgrounds share heartwarming messages
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been on a roll this season, showcasing some really interesting performances leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to their much-deserved victories. The MVP list also had other athletes like LeBron James, Jayson Tatum, Anthony Edwards and others. While the NBA fraternity and fellow players have congratulated SGA on the remarkable success achieved by the player, it was actually the Brazilian footballer and former Manchester United star Ronaldinho Gaúcho’s video message that has caught everyone’s attention.
Recently, the official page of the Oklahoma City Thunder on X, OKC Thunder, posted a compilation video of different players from various sports backgrounds sharing their heartfelt messages on SGA’s achievement. One of the sports figures was Ronaldinho, the former Ballon d’Or winner. The player said, “Congratulations to Shai for winning the MVP award. You deserve it.” Ronaldinho wished Shai the best wishes for the upcoming playoffs, “Good luck in the playoffs. We will meet soon.”
The video featured other notable figures from the world of sports like Chris Paul, Vinicius Junior, Wayne Gretzky, and others. The heartwarming messages from each one of them took the internet by storm. With the fans recognizing each one of the veteran athletes, one of them wrote, “Greatness recognizes greatness. Props to CP3 on this mad respect to SGA”
Another one wrote, “Ronaldinhoooooo!! That's so sick”
“Shai gets his flowers , well deserved for our MVP #SGA2MVP #KiaMVP”
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NBA Offseason Rumors: Golden State Warriors could bag $125.9 million Boston Celtics star to bolster squad around Stephen Curry and Jimmy ButlerShai on Wednesday got the much-deserved respect that he had earned throughout an impressive career and a season in the NBA. The player even led his team to victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals and is gearing up to continue the streak across the other upcoming games of the finale.
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