The last time an American-born player walked away with the top honor was James Harden in 2018. The run of international players winning MVP -- Gilgeous-Alexander is from Canada -- speaks to the expanding global reach of the NBA and the increased number of talent outside of the United States.

But after a blowout loss in Game 1, young star Anthony Edwards is feeling the heat. According to Andscape's Marc Spears, the Timberwolves star stayed up until the early hours of the morning to watch film of the Game 1 loss alongside an assistant coach.

It's the first conference finals game for the Thunder since 2016, and OKC is trying to advance to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. The Wolves are back in the Western Conference finals for the second year in a row, but Minnesota is still looking for its first ever trip to the NBA Finals.

Star point guard for the NBA's New York Knicks, the head coach of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon, declared on an ESPN panel, "If your best player is small, you’re not winning. John Stockton,

Anthony Edwards didn't even wait for the final buzzer in the Minnesota Timberwolves' Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. The Thunder utterly dominated the Wolves in their series opener,