Social Media Reacts to OKC Thunder Winning NBA Championship

On Sunday evening, the NBA saw its first Game 7 of the NBA Finals in nearly a decade, with the Thunder and Pacers pushing the season to the brink.

In the end, the Thunder stayed true to their two-way play, forcing Indiana turnovers and capitalizing with efficiency on the other end. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander re-found his MVP output, following up an eight-turnover Game 6 with one of the highest assist totals of his season in Game 7.

The series was hard-fought on both ends, but ultimately Tyrese Haliburton’s early injury was potentially too much for the Pacers to overcome.

Here’s how X, formerly known as Twitter, reacted to the title win:

Our starting 5️⃣ for Game 7️⃣⚡️ pic.twitter.com/bOiUUkJkWb
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) June 22, 2025

first five for Game 7. pic.twitter.com/onCJgxN8Bh
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 22, 2025

THIS ONE’S FOR ALL THE MARBLES 🏆

Pacers. Thunder. Game 7 🔥 #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/Rz54f7R5Ge
— ESPN (@espn) June 22, 2025

I could not imagine being a Pacers or Thunder fan right now

The suspense has to be sickening
— Matt (@sixringsofsteeI) June 22, 2025

Don't worry it's just Game 7.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) June 23, 2025

Tyrese Haliburton has hit 3 early 3s. All of them reallll deep.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) June 23, 2025

9 points already for Tyrese Haliburton all from 3.

Letting it really fly from downtown.

The Thunder have to secure offensive rebounds so those don’t happen and always stay attached to him.

Timeout OKC trailing by 4.
— Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) June 23, 2025

Back-to-back Caruso threes,

He felt like one of the surest bets to show up tonight.
— Derek Parker (@DParkOK) June 23, 2025

Alex Caruso is such a championship level player
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 23, 2025

Absolutely distraught. You could tell just by the look on Haliburton’s face.

I am absolutely sick and heartbroken for him.
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) June 23, 2025

Haliburton needing a lot of help to limp to the locker room pic.twitter.com/msDaXytUxk
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) June 23, 2025

Haliburton is being helped off the floor by his teammates. A towel is covering his face, and he can’t put any weight on his right leg. pic.twitter.com/zYsgC2ksaT
— Joel Lorenzi (@JoelXLorenzi) June 23, 2025

Alex Caruso is just a ball hawk. My goodness. They should show that in DB rooms across the state during summer practice.
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 23, 2025

Cason Wallace hits the deck for the loose ball!

OKC leads 25-22 after 1... Game 7 on ABC 🏆 pic.twitter.com/da7lR0D67l
— NBA (@NBA) June 23, 2025

I don't know if Loud City sat down the entire 1st quarter.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) June 23, 2025

LETS GO SHAI!
— TF (@ThunderFocus) June 23, 2025

Huge Cason Wallace stretch
— TF (@ThunderFocus) June 23, 2025

It’s not that surprising given he’s a young player, but Cason Wallace has been a *completely* different guy in OKC as opposed to Indy

He’s everywhere so far tonight
— Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) June 23, 2025

Giving Lu Dort that call in GAME 7 is DISGUSTING WORK
— Josh Eberley 🇨🇦 (@JoshEberley) June 23, 2025

its not that crazy tbh
watching pacers even this series, they almost came back and won game 5 with Hali not being able to contribute much
this team is one of the greatest well rounded teams ever so this game being close isn't crazy at all https://t.co/wQi2crujLQ
— Dom2K 🎅🎇 (@Dom_2k) June 23, 2025

oh my god oh my god lu dort
— g 🖤🫡 (@grantanicholls) June 23, 2025

DORT MOON BALL 3
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 23, 2025

That was the ultimate Dort ball
— Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) June 23, 2025

No way Lu Dort just did that
— Josh Callaway (@JoshMCallaway) June 23, 2025

4 offensive rebounds by OKC in the first 3 minutes of the 3Q

1st half: 3
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) June 23, 2025

Thunder starting to hit 3s now. 4-8 in the 3rd. 9 point lead
— The Daniel Bell© (@BasketballGuruD) June 23, 2025

Thunder 9-0 run

It’s JOEOVER
— Jake (@playoffjake) June 23, 2025

Shai 3
Chet 3
Dub 3

OKC up 9
— Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) June 23, 2025

Transcendent half by SGA
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 23, 2025

A 9-0 Thunder run extends the lead to 65-56.

Timeout Pacers.
— Daily Thunder (@dailythunder) June 23, 2025

SHAI TRIPLE.
CHET TRIPLE.
JDUB TRIPLE.

Big-time shooting from OKC in GAME 7 to open up a 9-point lead 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/OJUTRMrxi7
— NBA (@NBA) June 23, 2025

TJ McConnell, Pittsburgh icon.
— Sam Vecenie (@Sam_Vecenie) June 23, 2025

Gotta love the way the refs are letting one of these teams play physically.
— The Sixth Man Show (@SixthManShow) June 23, 2025

HEY CAN TJ MCCONNELL STOP
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) June 23, 2025

Finals TJ McConnell is top 5 ever https://t.co/wOudqz1uQk
— The Daniel Bell© (@BasketballGuruD) June 23, 2025

A personal 5-0 run for Cason Wallace, huge as OKC grows the lead back to 9.
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 23, 2025

One has to question why Pascal Siakam isn't in this game.
— Jordan Davis (@thejordancdavis) June 23, 2025

Pacers gotta get Siakam back out there ASAP
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) June 23, 2025

OKC is +20 in points off turnovers. Doing what they do better than anybody ever in the biggest game of the year.
— Carson Breber (@Carsobi) June 23, 2025

Pacers are on life support. OKC will keep throwing haymakers
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) June 23, 2025

Can we talk about the SGA playmaking in this game.
— Nekias (Nuh-KY-us) Duncan (@NekiasNBA) June 23, 2025

12 minutes
— TF (@ThunderFocus) June 23, 2025

Thunder defense steps up and survives TJ McConnell.

Thunder takes a 81-68 lead into the fourth.

12 minutes from a championship.
— Daily Thunder (@dailythunder) June 23, 2025

One more quarter.
— J.D. Silva (@jdsilva_) June 23, 2025

The Thunder are up 13

12 more minutes to a title
— 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒆 🌩 (@Three_Cone) June 23, 2025

The Thunder get a stop on the first possession of the fourth up 81-68. They can smell blood in the water.
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) June 23, 2025

OKC went from 9 points off of turnovers at halftime to 27 by the end of the third.
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) June 23, 2025

ONE MORE QUARTER.

IF YOU WALK OUT OF PAYCOM WITH A VOICE, YOU DIDN’T DO YOUR JOB.
— Up The Thunder (@BoomtownHoops) June 23, 2025

Successful challenge by Daigneault. NBA Finals edition. Ball last touched the Pacers
pic.twitter.com/II4LjXvvNM
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) June 23, 2025

MVP performance from Shai when it matters the absolute most
— Evan Elliott (@ElliottEvan24) June 23, 2025

Shai, Chet and Dub have 22 of OKC’s 32 points in the 3rd so far

They’ve been spectacular
— Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) June 23, 2025

42-20 run from OKC to start the second half. Defining stretch from one of the greatest defenses we've ever seen. Absolutely suffocating.
— Carson Breber (@Carsobi) June 23, 2025

Max this man’s contract.. https://t.co/JmRyCEJiLB
— THE NEW CHRIS LIGHTY (@COACHBOMBAY3000) June 23, 2025

Remember all of that criticism about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's passing?

Yeah, he decided to end the Finals – and the NBA season – with a supreme playmaking performance.
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) June 23, 2025

Pacers are out of gas. Tip of the cap to them, man. Battled their asses off.

The Thunder have been the best team in the league all season long. Worthy champions.
— Jon Krawczynski (@JonKrawczynski) June 23, 2025

Forget the KD and Giannis sweepstakes.

How many 1st round picks would a team have to give up for TJ McConnell?
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) June 23, 2025

Chet Holmgren has had an excellent night pic.twitter.com/fSq0xFrMGw
— THE UNCONTESTED PODCAST (@The_Uncontested) June 23, 2025

OKC’s defense turning into the star of the show in the second half is symbolic of their entire season.

Best defense I’ve ever seen.
— Esfandiar Baraheni (@JustEsBaraheni) June 23, 2025

Pacers with a little bit of Chaos Magic left in the tank? 👀
— Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) June 23, 2025

OKC Thunder had an incredible, incredible season, but the Indiana Pacers had my favorite playoff run of all time. Heartbreaking it ended like this
— Noa Dalzell 🏀 (@NoaDalzell) June 23, 2025

Imagine SGA with Mathurin's whistle.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) June 23, 2025

Chet Holmgren has the blocks ever in Game 7 of the NBA Finals pic.twitter.com/qpoDGYtGVE
— TF (@ThunderFocus) June 23, 2025

Chet’s second half was incredible
— Slightly Biased (@BiasedSlightly) June 23, 2025

ANDREW NEMBHARD CUTS IT 10 ‼️

PACERS AREN'T GOING AWAY!

FINAL 2 MINUTES OF GAME 7 ON ABC 🏆 pic.twitter.com/9tq7h3Mjdv
— NBA (@NBA) June 23, 2025