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Ololama City The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said Sunday that he and his family are safe after their home was broken into oklahola City-area home last week while nbaThe reigning MVP was playing a home game.
“Long story short, everybody is safe, and that’s all that really matters in this whole thing,” Gilgeous-Alexander said Sunday after the Thunder beat the New Orleans Pelicans. “Everything else will come and go, but my loved ones are safe, so I’m OK. I’m happy.”
Police No new information was released about the weekend burglary in the small area of Nichols Hills, and a telephone message left with Nichols Hills Police Chief Steven Cox on Sunday was not immediately returned.
Officers responded to a report of a home burglary around 7:45 p.m. Thursday, as the Thunder were playing at home against the Washington Wizards. Local news stations in Oklahoma City showed police at the home.
“The suspects fled the area before police arrived,” police said in a statement. “Although no arrests have been made, there is no reason to believe the public is in any danger.”
Police have not said whether anyone was home at the time of the theft or whether anything was taken from the home.
The burglary mirrors a string of burglaries at the homes of well-known professional athletes across the United States in recent months. The players are believed to have been targeted because of the expensive items they had in their homes.
Athletes whose homes have been burglarized include the NFL’s Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Joe Burrow, the NBA’s Luka Doncic and the NHL’s Evgeni Malkin.
Law enforcement officials have previously warned sports leagues that thieves were striking on game days when they knew players would not be home, often breaking rear windows.
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Associated Press reporter shaun murphy Contributed to this report in Oklahoma City.