Alexander was named the cover athlete of NBA 2K26 following the Thunder's win.According to NBA, SGA will be featured on the game's standard edition.The game is expected to launch in September, but a release date has not been set.

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seems to be taking LeBron James Drake's tension for James seems to be rising since the release of his newly released single "What Did I Miss?" where the rapper seems to call out James for attending Kendrick Lamar's "The Pop Out: Ken & Friends" concert on Juneteenth in 2024,

Drake appears to have covered up an old tattoo of LeBron James in his high school jersey with a new one of a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder jersey.