NBA insider Shams Charinia leaked the news that Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander would win his second consecutive NBA MVP Award before the official announcement, and he is being criticized for spoiling the surprise. DP reminds us that nobody was surprised Shai was going to win. Shams was just doing his job and doing it well.
Dan Patrick: “Shams (Charinia) caught some strays there that he ruined it for everybody. I don't know who he ruined it for. Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander) knew he was gonna be the MVP. Joker (Nikola Jokić), who finished runner-up, knew Shai was gonna be the MVP. I guess we wanted it to be a bigger celebration there…But I can't argue with this. These guys get paid millions and millions of dollars for breaking news. He just did his job.”