NEW YORK (AP-CP) — Canadian basketball star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder is a unanimous selection to the All-NBA first team. Hamilton's Gilgeous-Alexander and NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets were the only consensus first-team selections on this season's All-NBA team, which was revealed by the league on Wednesday night. Dallas' Luka Doncic, Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo and Boston's Jayson Tatum also made the first team. Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic are in
The All-NBA selection was the sixth for Jokić, who was awarded his third MVP trophy in four seasons on May 8.
The news was announced as TNT's NBA rights hang in the balance.
BOSTON (AP) — There was a dominant refrain ringing in Jayson Tatum’s head following the Celtics’ comeback 133-128 overtime win over the Pacers to open the Eastern Conference finals. “Don’t relax,” he said. In each of the previous two rounds, Boston opened its series with Miami and Cleveland with lopsided victories, only to then lose Game 2. The Pacers have experienced the opposite, dropping Game 1 in Rounds 1 and 2 and then having to regroup to overtake Milwaukee and New York. Tyrese Haliburton’