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<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://gradingonthecurve.com/record-sale-of-shai-gilgeous-alexander-card-is-proof-nba-playoff-hype-is-peaking</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Grading on the Curve</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:title>Record sale of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander card is proof NBA playoff hype is peaking</news:title><news:keywords>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,sports cards,sports card news,basketball cards,Victor Wembanyama,New York Knicks,San Antonio Spurs,Thunder</news:keywords><news:publication_date>2026-06-09T21:51:36Z</news:publication_date></news:news><lastmod>2026-06-09T21:51:36Z</lastmod><image:image><image:loc>https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_3744,h_2106,x_732,y_426/c_fill,w_2880,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/193/01ktpq1f2xa5gwf7ex3f.jpg</image:loc><image:title>May 30, 2026; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) controls the ball against San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) in the fourth quarter during game seven of the western conference finals for the 2026 NBA playoffs at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</image:title></image:image></url></urlset>