FULL Trophy Presentation Ceremony – OKC Thunder – 2025 Western Conference Champions 🏆

FULL Trophy Presentation Ceremony – OKC Thunder – 2025 Western Conference Champions 🏆

OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY. >> JOINED BY SAM PRESSEY AND CLAY BENNETT. FOR THE PRESENTATION. >> THE WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY IS NAMED AFTER ONE OF THE GREATEST NBA PLAYERS OF ALL TIME. THE BIG O, OSCAR ROBERTSON. HERE TO ACCEPT THE OSCAR ROBERTSON TROPHY ON BEHALF OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY IS TEAM CHAIRMAN CLAY BENNETT. LET’S HEAR FROM YOUR HEAD COACH. MARK, CAN YOU MAKE YOUR WAY OVER HERE FOR ME? COACH, REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS FOR A YOUNG TEAM DOESN’T ALWAYS TRANSLATE INTO POSTSEASON SUCCESS. WHY HAS IT FOR YOUR YOUNG TEAM? >> THESE GUYS ARE UNCOMMON. THEY DO EVERYTHING RIGHT. THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS. THEY ARE HIGH CHARACTER. THEY ARE COMPETITIVE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THEY ARE TEAM FIRST. THEY EMBODY EVERYTHING IT MEANS TO BE A TEAM. >> WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF ABOUT WHAT YOUR TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH SO FAR? >> SHOUTOUT TO MR. BENNETT WHO HAD A VISION 17 YEARS AGO. HE HAS TIED THIS TEAM TO THE COMMUNITY AND SAM WHO HAS BEEN HERE ALL 17 YEARS. HE’S BROUGHT THAT VISION TO LIFE AND THEY HAVE PROVIDED AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY WHO WORKS HERE INCLUDING THE PLAYERS AND ALL OF OUR FANS. JUST ONE THING FOR OUR FANS. REST UP THIS WEEK BECAUSE WE NEED YOU THURSDAY. >> THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER TROPHY IS APPROPRIATELY NAMED AFTER ANOTHER ALL-TIME NBA GREAT, MAGIC JOHNSON. THE WINNER OF THE MAGIC JOHNSON TROPHY FOR THE 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER IS SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER! SHAI, JUST KNOWING WHAT THAT TROPHY STANDS FOR, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO NOW OWN ONE? >> IT IS A REALLY GOOD FEELING. SOMETHING I DREAMT ABOUT AS A KID. I JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT THESE FANS. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE. A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO I GOT HERE. THERE WERE SOME DARK TIMES IN THIS ARENA. NOT FUN TIMES. THESE FANS HAVE BEEN BY OUR SIDE THROUGH THICK AND THIN. WE APPRECIATE YOU FIRST AND FOREMOST. AND THEN OF COURSE I WANT TO THANK MY TEAMMATES. WITHOUT THEM I’M NOTHING. I LOVE THESE GUYS TO DEATH. WITH ALL THAT BEING SAID, THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT WE HAVE A LOT MORE WORK TO DO. WE KNOW THAT. LET’S BUCKLE UP AND GET READY. >> SHAI, YOU SAID THROUGH THE UPS AND DOWNS OF YOUR CAREER THERE WERE SOME NIGHTS YOU THOUGHT I’M NOT VERY GOOD AT BASKETBALL. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE THINKING WHEN YOU GET HOME TONIGHT? >> I HAVE A LOT OF GROWING TO DO. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO TO GET TO OUR ULTIMATE GOAL. THIS IS NOT IT. THAT IS ALL THAT I’M FOCUSED ON. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU GUYS ARE ONE OF THE YOUNGEST TEAMS IN THE NBA AND ALSO ONE OF THE TIGHTEST TEAMS IN THE NBA. HOW DO YOU THINK THAT TEAM BOND, THE TEAM CHEMISTRY HAS IMPACTED WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH? >> WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH UPS AND DOWNS THE WHOLE ENTIRE SEASON TOGETHER. IT HAS ONLY BROUGHT US CLOSER. WE HAVE THE BEST MANAGER IN THE WORLD, SO THAT HELPS. YEAH, EVERY EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BOND AND GET BETTER TOGETHER. THAT’S WHY WE’RE HERE RIGHT NOW. >> SHAI SAID IT EARLY. IT IS WHAT EVERY PLAYER DREAMS ABOUT. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU GOING TO THE NBA FINALS? >> IT’S CRAZY. A TESTAMENT TO OUR HARD WORK. WE STILL GOT A JOB TO DO. VERY EXCITING. WE’RE GOING TO ENJOY THIS TONIGHT FOR SURE. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. >> CHET, I WANT TO SC ASK YOU ABOUT THE GAME. I DIDN’T ASK THE OTHER GUYS ABOUT THE GAME. THEY SAY CLOSEOUT GAMES ARE THE HARDEST. HOW WERE YOU ABLE TO MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY TONIGHT? >> WE HAVE 17 DUDES ON THE ROSTER. IT DOESN’T MATTER IF IT IS A CLOSEOUT GAME OR NOT. EVERYBODY IS READY TO PLAY AND THEY BRING IT, IT IS CONTAGIOUS AND WE SAW THAT TONIGHT. >> THERE WERE TWO MONTHS IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS SEASON WHEN YOU WERE NOT EV EVEN ABLE TO WALK. HOW SATISFYING IS IT FOR YOU KNOWING THAT YOU ARE HEADED TO THE NBA FINALS? >> I WOULD NOT SAY IT IS SATISFYING. IT IS A STEP IN THE JOURNEY. YOUI CAN NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRAN. I CAN NEVER TAKE IT FOR GRANTED BECAUSE LIKE YOU JUST SAID I COULDN’T EVEN WALK FOR TWO MONTHS BUT EVERYBODY IN HERE STUCK WITH ME WHILE I WAS DOWN. EVERYBODY BEHIND STUCK WITH ME WHEN I WAS DOWN. NO MATTER WHAT, I GOT TO GIVE MY FOR THEM. >> CONGRATULATIONS. >> THANK YOU. >> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU GUYS, ONCE AGAIN TO THE 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPION OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER AND THE WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL M.V.P.

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