Alexander's trophy case is a little more jammed. A day after the Oklahoma City guard was revealed as the NBA's Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive season, he received the Michael Jordan Trophy from Commissioner Adam Silver before Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night.

ESPN insider Shams Charania defended reporting on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning a second straight NBA MVP well ahead of its official release from the league.

He ultimately finished a distant fourth in the voting behind Oklahoma City's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver's Nikola Jokić and San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama.