Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder to Raise Championship Banner on Opening Night

Reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is set to receive his championship ring and witness the Oklahoma City Thunder's first championship banner raised on October 21. The Thunder will then begin their title defense against the Houston Rockets in a showdown of the top two Western Conference seeds. Gilgeous-Alexander is also scheduled to appear in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day quadrupleheader in 2026, when the Thunder face the Cleveland Cavaliers.