SGA honors wife with special edition shoe after MVP win: 'The color of her eyes'

Tuesday was more than an MVP celebration for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — it was a moment of gratitude, legacy, and love. After accepting the NBA’s highest individual honor, SGA used the spotlight to pay tribute to those who shaped his journey, especially his wife, Hailey Summers.

"The one and only Hailey Summers," he began, fighting emotion. "Thank you for everything you are — for me, for our son Ares. You were the first person to show me what love and sacrifice really meant… I wouldn’t be the man, the player, or the father I am without you."

To honor her even further, SGA will debut a special-edition shoe in Game 2 — custom-colored to match the shade of her eyes.

SHAI 001: HAIL CLAY

Inspired by the color of the eyes of my Most Valuable Person, my beautiful wife, Hailey.

An MVP moment on the court. A love story off it. You can read more about the debut of his signature shoe from All-Star Weekend below, along with the rest of our Thunder coverage.

Look: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's signature Converse shoe

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Converse and SGA announced last fall that a signature shoe would be coming in the future for the Oklahoma City star. A Converse athlete since 2020, Gilgeous-Alexander was involved in the creative process, according to a recent article on Andscape.

“I started the creating process when I started sketching,” he told Andscape, “and I think at that moment it hit me that, not only do I have a shoe, but I am able to create a shoe, make a shoe, from my expression, my art and how I see a basketball shoe. Not many players get to do that.”

SGA joins the likes of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Larry Johnson, and Chuck Taylor in becoming one of the 10 athletes to have a signature Converse shoe. Elton Brand was the last player to have a Converse signature shoe in 2010.

SGA previously honored his mother and son with different colorways