The NBA Finals were on hiatus Thursday night, with the eyes of the sports world focused squarely on Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.
The expansion Vegas Golden Knights fell short in their effort to extend the series to a sixth game, with the Washington Capitals pulling out a narrow 4-3 victory to win their first cup in dramatic fashion.
A number of NBA players from across the Association took in the action, later congratulating the Capitals and captain Alex Ovechkin for the monumental victory on social media.
Happy for @ovi8 Well deserved
— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) June 8, 2018
Congrats @capitals!!!! Well deserved @ovi8 !!!🥅🏒🏆
— Marcin Gortat🇵🇱 (@MGortat) June 8, 2018
Congrats @capitals!!!! Well deserved @ovi8 !!!🥅🏒🏆
— Marcin Gortat🇵🇱 (@MGortat) June 8, 2018
I think it’s the first in my life I’ve watched a Stanley Cup game, and it was a really cool game actually, I loved it. Congrats Capitals #StanleyCup
— Nicolas Batum (@nicolas88batum) June 8, 2018
Congrats to @TedLeonsis and the Washington Capitals on a championship and a great season.
— Trevor Booker (@35_Fitz) June 8, 2018
LET'S GO CAPS!!!! #ALLCAPS #STANLEYCUPCHAMPIONS
— Jason Smith (@JasonSmith014) June 8, 2018
Caps Year! (I’m watching hockey actually)
— Sam Dekker (@dekker) June 8, 2018
Facts!!! 😂😂 https://t.co/lY5qJJfcJs
— Jared Dudley (@JaredDudley619) June 8, 2018
Congrats @Capitals #StanleyCupFinals #Champions#DC
— Caron Butler (@realtuffjuice) June 8, 2018
Congratulations to the @Capitals You Guys Deserve It DC you got a Title much Deserved #DMV #ImFrom75
— Briante Weber (@Sir_deuce2) June 8, 2018
Hell Yea Caps ! Ovechkin 👍🏽
— Wade Baldwin IV (@The_Fourth_Wade) June 8, 2018
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