BASKETBALL

Obliterated in a

Lightning Storm!

OKLAHOMA CITY (Metropolis News Service) --- The onslaught suffered by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the fifth game of the Western Conference playoffs, wasn't a hurricane, but it was absolutely a thunder and lightning cataclysm. The Thunder pounded the T-Wolves 124-94 to earn their second berth to the NBA Finals in two years.

Shai Gilgeous, NBA 2025 MVP, led a ferocious attack with 35 points, 7 assists, and 8 rebounds. The Thunder, who won 68 games in the regular season, and 80-plus wins overall, led by as much as 38 points in the fourth quarter over the hapless T-Wolves.

Shai's brilliance was augmented by

HOLMGREN'S H.S. NO. RETIRED

The Oklahoma City Thunder team and members of the organiza- zation showed up in support of Chet Holmgren as his high school jersey was retired at Minnehaha Academy in Minneapolis, MN recently. Holmgren, who starred for Gonzaga, and currently is in the running for Rookie of the Year for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA, concluded his high school basketball career with 1,567 points, 964 rebounds and 456 blocked shots, becoming one of the most storied hoopsters in Minnesota high school basketball history.