The Hall of Famer has an emotional stake in the San Antonio Spurs, the team he helped win four championships, and this was before the Spurs played the behemoth from Oklahoma City in the semifinals. Let’s just say that, after the fact, that stake has now intensified.

In a recent interview, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hinted that the Thunder and Spurs could develop into the next major rivalry in the NBA.

LeBron James shut down talk about the NBA Playoffs after his Los Angeles Lakers suffered a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.

By making it to the final, the Knicks and Spurs already have secured $212,373 per player from the NBA Cup prize money pool. The losing team on Tuesday gets nothing extra. Players