Shai Gilgeous-Alexander lit up the whole internet last week, didn’t he? His Instagram caption dropped right before a massive NBA Cup clash, and fans immediately went into detective mode. OKC is 22-1 right now, SGA is closing in on Nikola Jokic in the NBA MVP power rankings, and somehow his captions have become as dissected as his footwork. That’s the kinda superstar aura you don’t really manufacture.
Last week, Gilgeous-Alexander added a caption to one of his posts that read,
“How can I go back and forth if I’m not really back in fourths?”
And when a line goes viral, you know the “Nightcap” crew is bringing it up. On December 6, the reigning MVP finally addressed the noise. Turns out, he’s not trying to be cryptic, poetic, or mysterious. He’s just… himself. In the third segment of the l

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