Oklahoma City Thunder win second NBA title

The GIST: For the seventh straight season, there wasn’t a repeat NBA champ — and this year, the confetti fell on the Oklahoma City Thunder, who pummeled the Indiana Pacers 103–91 in last night’s Game 7, capping off a storybook postseason. Clear proof that it pays to be prepared.

⛈️ Thunder cement legacy after historic season: The league’s most dominant team won the franchise’s second title (and first in OKC) in convincing fashion, using a 19–2 second-half run to pull away from the resilient Pacers. The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up a 29-point, 12-assist masterclass, earning him Finals MVP honors and putting him in elite company.

• With four seven-game sets these playoffs (one shy of the NBA record), hoops fans were treated to countless heart-stopping moments, but Indy’s Tyrese Haliburton, who left the game with an Achilles injury in the first quarter, authored many of them. Wishing him the best.

🤪 An offseason of chaos has already begun: Nothing could overshadow OKC’s championship win — but the newest Houston Rocket sure tried. A blockbuster deal went down hours before tipoff, with 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant swapping his Phoenix Suns threads for Rocket red in exchange for Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks, and a plethora of draft picks.

• And there’s more pandemonium on the docket: Longtime Milwaukee Buck Giannis Antetokounmpo (pronounced ah-det-oh-KOON-boh) is reportedly on the hunt for a new team alongside an absolutely stacked free agent class.

• In addition to the impending free agent frenzy, there’s also Wednesday’s entry draft, where generational talent Cooper Flagg is expected to go first overall to the Dallas Mavericks. The season may be over, but the high-stakes hoopla is only just beginning…