What Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren react to their NBA Cup semifinals loss to the Spurs.

As Gilgeous-Alexander alluded to, NBA teams can quickly ascend from rebuilds to contenders. Look at the Thunder. Wasn't that long ago when they were one of the worst teams. But because of the reigning MVP's historic rise, they've been at the top of the league for two years.

The San Antonio Spurs benefited from a controversial call during their NBA Cup semifinal matchup Saturday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Spurs led

The Spurs gave the Thunder their second loss of the season, after a strong 24-1 start. On Wembanyama’s return, he had 22 points, nine rebounds and two blocks off the bench. San Antonio will stay in Las Vegas, Nevada, to face the New York Knicks in the NBA Cup Finals on Tuesday.

After handing the defending champs only their second loss of the year, Victor Wembanyama fired verbal shots at the Thunder.

With the Spurs beating the Thunder in what was an NBA Cup classic, there's a "good chance" that the NBA's next best rivalry is happening.

With a current BetMGM win total over/under at 69.5 wins (-140 over/+115 under), Oklahoma City is currently favored to become the third 70-win team in NBA history. The -140 odds for “over 69.5” imply a more than 58 percent chance of getting there.

The Hall of Famer has an emotional stake in the San Antonio Spurs, the team he helped win four championships, and this was before the Spurs played the behemoth from Oklahoma City in the semifinals. Let’s just say that, after the fact, that stake has now intensified.

The Oklahoma City Thunder tied the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors for the best 25-game start in NBA history, opening the 2025-26 season 24-1.

Preparing for the NBA Cup, Gilgeous-Alexander had quite a handful of notable quotes from what he was asked at the December extravaganza. It's one thing for pundits and fans to wonder if the Thunder could make history with the absurd amount of wins they get. It's another to hear OKC's franchise superstar fully embrace those talks.

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault weighed in on the controversial no-call at the end of the game.