"Full circle moment, really crazy... He was the first person to really tell me I was gonna go to the NBA other than my family." @shaiglalex reflects on how special it was to hear fellow Canadian and back-to-back @Kia NBA MVP winner @SteveNash announce that he won the award 🇨🇦 Spurs/Thunder Western Conference Finals Game 1 tips off tonight at 8:30pm/et on NBC/Peacock!

2005-06: Steve Nash becomes a 2x NBA MVP 2025-26: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes a 2x @Kia NBA MVP 20 years apart and fellow Canadians, @SteveNash announces this year's award winner, @shaiglalex 🏆

🚨Players to win back to back NBA MVPs: - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Nikola Jokić - Giannis Antetokounmpo - Stephen Curry - LeBron James (twice) - Steve Nash - Tim Duncan - Michael Jordan - Magic Johnson - Larry Bird - Moses Malone - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (twice) - Wilt Chamberlain - Bill Russell

elite company 🔥 With his third assist tonight at the 5:00 mark of Q2 vs. SAS, Russell Westbrook has passed Steve Nash (10,335) for FIFTH on the NBA's all-time assist leaders list! 👏👏👏

The 2025-26 @Kia NBA MVP... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander! Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had a year of firsts. On Sunday, he made history with a second. After a season that saw SGA place himself among the game’s all-time greats – or, in some cases, in a tier all by himself – the Thunder guard just became the 7th player this century and 14th ever to win back-to-back Kia NBA MVP Awards. Joining Nikola Jokić, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Stephen Curry, LeBron James (2x), Tim Duncan and fellow Canadian Steve Nash as back-to-back winners since 2000, the two-time reigning Kia NBA MVP now leads the Thunder against the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. But first, how did SGA bring his game to another level in 2025-26? He… ▪️ Set the NBA record for most consecutive 20+ pt games, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record ▪️ Became the first player since Wilt (1963-64) with 20+ pts in every regular season game, with a minimum of 50 games ▪️ Joined Michael Jordan as the only guards with at least 30+ PPG on 50+ FG% in four straight years ▪️ Became the only guard in NBA history to average 30+ PPG on 55%+ shooting ▪️ Led the league in total Clutch points, earning Kia NBA Clutch Player of the Year honors ▪️ Had the highest +/- in the NBA (+788) by more than 100 points