The best basketball player in the world is from Hamilton. On Thursday, the city will celebrate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, after one of the greatest seasons in NBA history.

In 2025, he won the NBA championship, the finals MVP, the regular season MVP and the league scoring title.

The only other players who have managed that feat in one season are Shaquille O' Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Jordan, who did it four times. That's all. Just Gilgeous-Alexander and three NBA Hall-of-Famers. No Lebron. No Kobe. No Steph Curry.

The Oklahoma City Thunder point guard is on a very short list with some of the greatest players of all time. On Thursday, he'll come home to be welcomed by Mayor Andrea Horwath and local fans.

There's no charge to be a part of the rally, which begins at 3:30 p.m. ET

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