A few notable Thunder legends were in attendance. No offense to TV personality Kendrick Perkins, but Chris Paul's presence meant a little more to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. After all, he was his mentor in their sole season together in 2019-20.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made a clear Chris Paul Statement after he was in attendance for Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals.

When the Houston Rockets traded Chris Paul got traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Russell Westbrook in the summer of 2019, it appeared to be part of a massive teardown effort in OKC. They already flipped Paul George to the Clippers for a young point guard in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a boatload of picks six days prior,