{"id":257772,"date":"2025-11-03T01:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257772\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T01:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T01:01:12","slug":"nba-star-shai-gilgeous-alexander-says-loved-ones-are-safe-following-oklahoma-home-break-in-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/257772\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says \u2018loved ones are safe\u2019 following Oklahoma home break-in \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) \u2014 The Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said Sunday he and his family are safe following a break-in at his Oklahoma City-area home last week while the NBA\u2019s reigning MVP was playing a home game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLong story short, everybody\u2019s safe, and that\u2019s all that really matters in the whole thing,\u201d Gilgeous-Alexander said Sunday after the Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans. \u201cEverything else will come and go, but my loved ones are safe, so I\u2019m OK. I\u2019m happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police in the small enclave of Nichols Hills did not release any new information on the break-in over the weekend, and a telephone message left Sunday with Nichols Hills Police Chief Steven Cox was not immediately returned.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d5601ee6f9eb5c7010d04b7e75d0de383b22a334547ea8f5c5369dc2afde97f0.jpg\" data-pswp- data-pswp-width=\"1024\" data-pswp-height=\"682\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d5601ee6f9eb5c7010d04b7e75d0de383b22a334547ea8f5c5369dc2afde97f0.jpg\" alt=\"Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) pushes past New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo\/Kyle Phillips)\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) pushes past New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo\/Kyle Phillips)<\/p>\n<p>Officers responded to a report of a burglary at the home around 7:45 p.m. on Thursday, when the Thunder were playing at home against the Washington Wizards. Local news stations in Oklahoma City showed police at the home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspects fled the area prior to police arrival,\u201d police said in a statement. \u201cWhile no arrests have been made, there is no reason to believe the public is in any danger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police have not said whether anyone was home at the time of the break-in or whether anything was taken from the home.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n<p class=\"frequency\">Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n<p>On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"email-subscribe-link button the-warmup inline-block-logged-in\">Sign up for The Warm-Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/theWarm-up-tile.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for The Warm-Up\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The break-in mirrored a slew of burglaries at the homes of well-known professional athletes across the U.S. in recent months. The players have been targeted because of the high-end goods believed to be in their homes.<\/p>\n<p>Athletes whose homes have been burglarized include the NFL\u2019s Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow, the NBA\u2019s Luka Doncic and the NHL\u2019s Evgeni Malkin.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement officials have previously warned sports leagues that thieves have been striking on game days when they knew the players would not be home, often smashing through rear windows.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Associated Press reporter Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) \u2014 The Oklahoma City Thunder\u2019s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said Sunday he and his family are safe&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":257773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[49,48,459,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-257772","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257772","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257772"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257772\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/257773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=257772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=257772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}