Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has emerged as a 2024 MVP candidate this season, carrying over his All-NBA First Team selection from last season with natural progression. The Thunder guard is also one of the most active NBA players in the fashion world, being named a Brand Ambassador for Kim Kardashian’s ‘SKIMS’. Shai sat down with Kim for an interview and revealed his morning routine and pregame rituals.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “I usually have a shootaround in the morning. I eat breakfast before that. And then we have a team film session and after that go over the game plan. Then I usually go back to my room, stretch a little, and then I nap. Then get up, get ready, get dressed, and go eat before we head to the arena.”
Kim Kardashian: “Nice. Do you have any pregame rituals? I always want to know what people’s pregame songs are.”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “I don’t listen to any music before a game. It helps clear my mind so I’m not thinking too much. But I always eat an apple before I go up.”
Kim Kardashian: “Really?”
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: “Yeah, growing up I listened to music and it got me too riled up, so I stopped and it worked.”
Shai and Kim also discussed various things, including the five people the Thunder superstar wishes he could meet. He named the late designer Virgil Abloh, rapper Drake, soccer star Vinicus Jr., actor Denzel Washington, and finally, Kobe Bryant.
SKIMS is the first-ever official underwear of the NBA, with the league inking an agreement with Kardashian’s apparel and makeup company at the start of the 2023-24 NBA season. Shai is an official ambassador of the brand.
Shai is one of the most fashion-forward NBA stars of this generation, dabbling in professional modeling for designer brands in the offseason. He’s walked the runway at Paris Fashion Week before and is taking the connection between fashion and the NBA to new heights with his active work in the fashion world.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Is Becoming An NBA Superstar
With every passing season, Shai has seen his reputation grow. In the NBA world, he went from being a promising rookie on the Clippers before being traded to kick-start the Oklahoma City Thunder’s ambitious rebuild, where he became a franchise cornerstone. He was named to the All-NBA First Team last season, which he’ll hope is that last season he spent outside the NBA Playoffs.
After being a first-round exit in the first two seasons of his career, Shai hasn’t made the postseason since 2020. The Thunder are well-positioned to make the playoffs in 2024, currently sitting with an 11-6 record while boasting one of the best young cores in the NBA. Chet Holmgren is proving to be Rookie of the Year favorite over generational talent Victor Wembanyama, while Jalen Williams is proving his worth as one of the best frontcourt players in the league.
Lu Dort is one of the best perimeter defenders and the Thunder are loaded with assets to make a move for any player in the NBA. Josh Giddey is still a part of the young core, but the 21-year-old’s future is under scrutiny after recent allegations of being involved with a minor.
Shai is averaging 30.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 6.1 assists and is in the running for MVP. If the Thunder can rediscover their early-season form and continue vaulting themselves up the Western Conference standings, it’ll be hard for anyone to deny Shai’s status as a top-10 player in the NBA and one of the league’s few superstars, given his off-court popularity.
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