Golden basketball; keys to the city and a street named after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

By Gazette Staff

August 8^th, 2025

BURLINGTON, ON

The city of Hamilton celebrates hometown hero and global basketball superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (SGA) for his record-breaking 2024-2025 NBA season.

Before the football game began, the city of Hamilton presented  SGA with three local tokens of appreciation:

Ron Foxcroft with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

A street sign that will mark a section of his choosing along Mohawk Road — where SGA grew up — as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Way from ward representative, Coun. Mike Spadafora;

 a golden basketball from Canadian Basketball Hall of Fame member Ron Foxcroft;

and the second-ever key to the City of Hamilton, presented by Mayor Horwath and a group of city council members.