Steve Nash savors fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Kia MVP win

[{"selector":"#anim-029ca827-7864-447b-8cc4-f47caef5c8ed","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40cdd1b6-7afd-485d-b2db-9d50cb42bf92","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.35484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a32a7fc5-c1f1-4ea7-bd1f-3283112b3a7d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Steve Nash felt immense pride as fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was named NBA MVP and called Nash one of his basketball inspirations. Learn More Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-d6bcee24-c4a0-4dea-b9f9-35185589bc56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd7ea18b-daa8-49a6-9588-30945a51d6b0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-33d42ccc-c36c-4b04-8b86-fdc00576e379","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.35484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Leading a 68-14 Thunder team with an NBA-record point differential, Gilgeous-Alexander also won the league scoring title this season. Learn More Arrow

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[{"selector":"#anim-2d2448c4-d480-44b7-93d5-a3dae0f85020","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-04c42019-1477-4c89-b5a7-2cb5a4ac7d36","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-42636a2a-2103-44ff-8778-233b19a403c6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.35484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Gilgeous-Alexander, who was just a child during Nash’s MVP years, is now Canada’s new basketball icon and has delivered on that promise. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-c99807d6-049b-45ae-9d24-690cf0edfcae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0f3410fc-c531-499f-9e21-4f3976ef8994","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bcf90bd-1700-4047-867d-9993aa73e066","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.35484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He led Canada to bronze at the 2023 World Cup, earning a Paris 2024 Olympic spot, with the 2028 Games also likely on his radar. Learn More Arrow

[{"selector":"#anim-e4f29267-fc6e-47b2-877c-a93c7d8b34d1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-389e5b24-e530-429b-a358-a39dbd2e37e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b95b424a-8689-4bac-8cf0-889caa2a2e8b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-119.35484%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Canada had 25 NBA scorers this season; seven, including Shai, topped 1,000 points—more than any non-U.S. country, reflecting Nash’s legacy. Learn More Arrow

Steve Nash savors fellow Canadian Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Kia MVP win

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