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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes NBA history with first career triple-double

By: Nathan Washington, SFU Student Ah, the illustrious triple-double. In the game of basketball, it is a demonstration of versatility and dominance on all parts of the court. For those that don’t know, a triple-double is achieved by having double-digit statistics during a single game in three of the following categories: points, assists, rebounds, blocks, and/or steals. To provide some context, in the 1,230 games that take place during an NBA regular season, there is an average of around 100 triple-double games per year, often by superstars such as Russell Westbrook and Lebron James.  So, when the 21-year-old Canadian Shai…

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