The Thunder are one win from their first NBA title since the team moved from Seattle in 2008. The Pacers are on the brink of elimination.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander spent his time preparing for the NBA Finals Game 2 signing more than a few autographs. On Sunday, June 8, the NBA star, 26, was filmed in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Paycom Center taking his time to sign his autograph 429 times, according to a video from NBA Central on X.

Every other team in baseball eventually adopted analytics. But only the Oakland A’s got a book written about them, and then a movie, and as you watch “Moneyball,” you might actually find yourself hoping the A’s can rewrite history and win the pennant.

So transfixed by not only the team, but also the city, Anderson’s magazine story was the precursor to “Boom Town” — Anderson’s book, published in 2018, that intertwines the rise of Oklahoma City with Thunder basketball. “Boom Town” is equal parts historical and hysterical in telling the story of Oklahoma City.