Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to miss NBA All-Star Game due to abdominal injury

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Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has sustained an abdominal strain and will miss the NBA All-Star Game before being re-evaluated following the All-Star break, the Oklahoma City Thunder said Wednesday.

[p]The 27-year-old Canadian guard will not play for the World team in next week's All-Star tournament.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gilgeous-alexander-shai/d6TE5wgc/"]Gilgeous-Alexander[/a] will miss five games for the reigning champion [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/oklahoma-city-thunder/0fHFHEWD/"]Thunder[/a] before a return is possible.[/p][embed guid="2b3bd529-b974-4b32-bf49-0dedb77fc511" url="https://x.com/bballforever_/status/2019130658451591601?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]He has scored 20 or more points in 121 consecutive games. That is five games shy of Wilt Chamberlain's NBA record.[/p][p]Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 31.8 points, 6.4 assists and 4.4 rebounds a game for Oklahoma City, which has the NBA's best record at 40-11.[/p]

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