Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is at the pinnacle of his NBA career. He just won his first Larry O’Brien trophy, Finals MVP, and regular season MVP last season, and he just turned 27 years old.
Speaking in a recent interview with GQ, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard revealed that basketball is not his top priority and that he is willing to walk away from the game to spend more time with his child.
“No matter what happens, I know that basketball is not the most important thing to me. It takes the pressure off the game knowing that I have something else that means more, that I hold dear to my heart. It’s been the reason why I’m so at peace,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
“I won’t want to miss that much of my kid’s life,” he added. “I won’t want to be away and miss his first basketball game every year, his first soccer game, football game, piano lesson, chess lesson, whatever it is… As soon as that happens, I’ll be on the first ship out.”
Oklahoma City Thunder News: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander anointed as Canada’s GOAT by former two-time MVP
In the same GQ interview, Steve Nash labeled Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the greatest Canadian player of all time for his contributions to the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Canadian national team.
“He’s going to be an inspiring figure for many generations of Canadians to come,” Nash said about Gilgeous-Alexander. “I have no problem anointing him the greatest Canadian player ever.”
Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder will commence their title defense against the Houston Rockets on October 21st.
