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The Indiana Pacers face a crucial Game 6 in NBA Finals with Tyrese Haliburton's status uncertain following a suspected right calf strain during Monday's loss to Oklahoma City Thunder.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spent his time preparing for the NBA Finals Game 2 signing more than a few autographs. On Sunday, June 8, the NBA star, 26, was filmed in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paycom Center taking his time to sign his autograph 429 times, according to a video from NBA Central on X.
The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.
So transfixed by not only the team, but also the city, Anderson’s magazine story was the precursor to “Boom Town” — Anderson’s book, published in 2018, that intertwines the rise of Oklahoma City with Thunder basketball. “Boom Town” is equal parts historical and hysterical in telling the story of Oklahoma City.