Mike Breen on SGA:
"Does Shai sell calls sometimes? Absolutely, but so do 287 other players in the NBA… When they weren't a championship contender, nobody complained. They only complain now because they are winning.”
(via @dpshow)
Mainstream media consensus was that nba needed to bring back the midrange and physical basketball and then a team with an all time great midrange scorer and a physical defense comes along and it’s just nothing but hatred you can’t make it up
People choosing to focus on officiating instead of that incredible basketball game have OKC-induced madness.
Wemby is getting held like crazy. Shai is getting held like crazy. This is playoff basketball. It's physical, especially off-ball, and you play through it. That's it.
Breaking: Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second consecutive NBA Most Valuable Player award, becoming the 14th player in league history to win back-to-back MVPs, multiple sources tell ESPN.
the most hilarious framing i've ever seen of this. the league and its refs are rigging the games against the lebron james led los angeles lakers because they want oklahoma city to win. are you all hearing yourselves.
Also nobody cares if you think the NBA is unwatchable because of OKC. Quit watching then. This is supposed to be a hobby for most, anyway. Just stop watching. The NBA will continue to exist with or without your attention and support
Shai took 3 free throws. OKC took 12. They won by 18.
I opened this app after the game and immediately saw 3 straight "FT merchant" tweets.
Might actually be the most successful media psyop since Rudy Gobert playoff talk.
If only there were a player who had outplayed him H2H in B2B seasons, won B2B MVPs, led two historically great teams, had a GOAT-level scoring season as a plus defender and playmaker and been better than him end-to-end this year.
That guy might just be the best in the world!
I noticed its not a disproportionate thing
Every team that loses just cries about the refs, the Thunder just win the most so naturally majority of their opponents end up shedding tears post game
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