The squads for this year’s NBA All-Star Game are set ... Oklahoma City guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was taken in the third round, drafted eighth overall by Charles Barkley.

Midway through an NBA season in which he’s become an MVP favorite, Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was announced Thursday night as an All-Star starter in next month’s game in San Francisco.

OKC Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 54 points in a 123-114 home win over Utah on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander is the first OKC player to record a 50-point game ...

Gilgeous-Alexander is the first OKC player to record a 50-point game since Russell Westbrook scored 50 points against Denver on April 9, 2017. Only three different Thunder players have done so.