"Chosen by God" - PJ Washington, Damian Lillard, Ja Morant and more NBA stars usher Terence Crawford to greatness after defeating Canelo Alvarez 

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NBA stars celebrated Terence Crawford's monumental win over Canelo Alvarez on Sunday at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. Crawford defeated Alvarez via unanimous decision to become the undisputed super middleweight champion of the world.

Under the first event promoted by Zuffa Boxing in partnership with Riyadh Season, Crawford put his undefeated record on the streak against one of Mexico's greatest. The Omaha, Nebraska native also climbed two weight classes to make the dream fight happen.

Alvarez, who is known as a slow starter, was trying to read Crawford's movements in the first few rounds. "Bud" began landing jabs and punches consistently to outpoint the defending champion. Crawford improved to 42-0, while Alvared dropped to 63-3-2.

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Many famous people attended the event live in Las Vegas, while more watched from the comfort of their own homes. The winby Terence Crawford was celebrated by several NBA stars, such as Damian Lillard and Ja Morant.

Here are some of the best reactions.

They all shocked lmaoo but when you chosen by God, Work Hard & Blessed can’t nobody stop it 🙏🏽

Can’t wait to hear what showbizz got to say smh


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Juan Paolo David

Juan Paolo is a journalist for Sportskeeda who covers the NBA and WNBA. He's been writing about basketball since 2015 and has been with Sportskeeda since 2021.

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