The Hall of Famer has an emotional stake in the San Antonio Spurs, the team he helped win four championships, and this was before the Spurs played the behemoth from Oklahoma City in the semifinals. Let’s just say that, after the fact, that stake has now intensified.

He went on to say: "Coming from like a small school, I never thought I would make the amount of money that I'm making now anyway. So, I'm I'm not too concerned over it. The goal for me is about winning before it is about money."

The Boston Celtics, still without Jayson Tatum, are lurking in the Eastern Conference and have won five in a row and 10 of their last 12 games.

With a current BetMGM win total over/under at 69.5 wins (-140 over/+115 under), Oklahoma City is currently favored to become the third 70-win team in NBA history. The -140 odds for “over 69.5” imply a more than 58 percent chance of getting there.