I’ve watched almost every single Thunder basketball game since about 2015 and I can state that I’ve never seen a player in which each fall is a GASP. Dude collapses like dry bones. Wemby was doing that shit too last night and I can imagine shit ain’t fun when you got a physical defender putting their weight into you as that’s the best way to get you off your spots and to rattle you. It’s why it’s sometimes a pleasure watching someone like Nikola just PUSH his weight on defenders and grind them down. Shit was happening to Chet and I was fearful for the man.

I fully understand why some folks their frame rather just model their game after Dirk and KD and avoid that contact!

I feel like his second season is not appreciated enough because of this. Missed his entire first season because of injury then comes back and plays ⁹²⁄₉₂ games for OKC as their only center.

To not miss a single game when it’s your first season of actually playing NBA all going all the way into game 6 of the second round of the playoffs when basically every opponent out muscles him and he has no backup center to give him a break in games. How. That is actually wild he was never too banged up to play.

He looks skinnier than 235, even considering his height, but 235 is still very skinny for that height, especially considering his center of gravity.

This shit is hilarious. Cmon what? Is the argument that he’s not in the low 200’s?

Could have to play him an extra four times this year

😤

It’s getting pretty steep also

only for out of shape redditors

He do this to prevent injuries. It’s not easy for him to just land on his feet every jump, especially with body like that. Embiid did the same thing, doesn’t help him much tho. Also this is mostly the reason most players are falling after fadeaway jump, it’s just easier and less dangerous for legs.

Just wait, this is the season where the sentiment about Wembys gonna change. Its always by the end of the third season ppl start hating big time

As someone who said the Spurs werent physical enough vs the Timberwolves and thought the Celtics also were very physical, he’s right that yesterday was too much.

I mean a dude tried to undress him and he also had a foot in his landing space. Yesterday was pretty borderline.

It’s just pure and ethical hoops bro

I know I heard at least a few Thunder players make a similar comment last summer. They’d be asked how they were holding up and it was basically everyone on every remaining team is aching and/or dealing with something at that point.

For real, I’m in my early 30s and in good shape and genuinely haven’t noticed any difference physically

A Canadian calling someone a goof online? Real fighting words.

Don’t forget he got Chets chin in the back of his head too.

He really did take a lot of hits all over.

That’s true, but all the random falling isn’t going to help either

We really beat the hell out of each other last night lol

for real

so obtuse from Thunder fans to have watched that game and be like “ermmm Wemby was flopping heaps!” when their guys were effectively trying to beat the shit outta him

Solid.

I approve

we all saw FTA bump into his knee trying to play it off lmfao don’t be saying bs

also Luka doesn’t injure other people on purpose

SGA isn’t going in post game press confreces saying “It was a bit much” thats WEAK

Nothing wrong with that if you play physical ball not dirty like Bowen did. That is why Shai shooting 90% from the line is a big advantage for OKC. Makes it harder to foul him than a guy like Bron shooting 75% let alone awful ft shooters.

If he can’t handle it? Absolutely, get tougher

Texas okc fan? Woooof

How are we hurt? Spurs acted like they won the ship, now that they got hit in the mouth, its cry city