If you’re still clinging to the idea that this year’s NBA Finals are missing star power, Adam Silver would like a word. The Commissioner isn’t losing sleep over the absence of LeBron, Steph, or KD—and he doesn’t think you should either. In his eyes, the Finals are doing just fine in the star department. You’re just looking in the wrong direction.

Adam Silver doubled down on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Tyrese Haliburton as legitimate headliners, calling Shai an “enormous star” and Haliburton a “huge star.” Not just for what they’ve done this season, but for what they’re doing right now —on the biggest stage. He made it clear: star power is earned here, in the Finals, not gifted because you have a billion-dollar shoe deal.

And these two? They’ve more than earned it. Shai, fresh off a

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