[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses a shot while attempting to draw a foul, and Deandre Ayton with a nice pass to LeBron James for the fastbreak dunk (with replays).
12 early points for LeBron.
I get why Thunder fans come out in droves to defend the guy. He is truly an incredible player but the denial that he does shit like this every game will never not be funny.
Ya he could be MVP and not do this
I don’t think he could and I’m tired of pretending
Ya and he also doesn’t play much defense
I have a lot of gripes with SGA’s foul baiting, but he plays solid defense. Much better than 2 of the other MVP candidates at least.
Ya, honestly I was surprised how well his defense was in the playoffs last year. I hadn’t watched him that much until then and I assumed he was just another one sided player.
What? He def plays great defense especially when considering his offensive load. He’s not Harden 2.0.
He’s doesn’t normally guard anyone good enough to show any great defense. Dort, Wallace, Caruso, JDub… do that while SGA guards the other team’s worst perimeter player.
That’s just basic game planning. He still does his job well on defense and isn’t exactly easy to pick on
sure…but comparing him guarding the 3rd option with other guys defending the best player inflates his rating significantly. also knowing you have great defenders behind you makes it much easier to defend guards.
He is carried by bein such a good team. He disappeared today and his team won easily. If other candidates have a bad game their team is most likely losing.
Jokic haters have come out in droves after their series, but you can’t deny that the Nuggets are complete dog water without him on the court, damn near the worst team in the sport.
That’s just an exageration, they went 9-5 when he was out for an injury. Not as good? Sure, but one of the worst teams? No
Finally someone says it. If defenses could play him tighter, would he still be as good? Idk, let’s see him with a fair whistle
huh he still has an insane bag and an elite scorer on elite efficiency even without free throws. Incredibly clutch too
100% that’s what makes it so worse
I want to like him so bad but…
He’s how I felt about MVP Harden. Ultra talented and does not need the foul baiting to drop an easy 30+
He could not, his whistle is a big part of his game, if he is not shooting those FTs, its fewer points. But more importantly if he is not called for these fouls, then these count as missed shots. So much for the most efficient guard in history.
they’ll say its a smart savvy move 🔥🔥 when its lame as hell
Yeah, and then they say other players do it just this much.
I’d love them to show Me a single clip of Ant doing this
I don’t think it’s every player. Look at Brunson…
Ant has 1000% done this in the past, theres not one lead guard in the NBA who hasnt,
Yeah I don’t know what NBA people have been watching if they think most players don’t try to draw contact like this. And they act like it’s some new thing, but they’ve been doing the same shit since the 90s.
No one’s arguing that it’s brand new. We’re arguing that it’s getting out of hand
Eh, he’s done it like once or twice. But most of the fouls he got this year were because he drove more
Other players do flop. It’s just that other teams don’t get away with murder on defense on the other end too. Two different sports being reffed depending on the Thunder being on defense or offense.
Whats so unlikeable about this thunder team is they do this shit every game while dort try to murder anyone on the opposing team without whistle. You are the best and deepest team in the league you dont need to play scrappy like underdog
Doesn’t help that anybody who has been on this sub for any amount of time can tell that a fuck ton of these “thunder fans” spawned within the last year. Never seen so many flairs.
So thats where all the GSW flairs went
Credit where credit is due. Most refs blow the whistle here as a knee-jerk reaction. This was a good no call.
Yeah, finally seeing the game and seeing him not get rewarded on shit like this is actually a good step in the right direction.
Tired of seeing this dude throw up bullshit and still get rewarded 2 points at the charity stripe. 2 points at the charity stripe whilst getting some rest and seeing your shot go in on a bad night AND with your main defender accumulating a foul is way too big of an advantage for a MVP player
The fact that you will never find a Thunder flair in the comments adds to the humor
It’s disgraceful.
Man I ain’t even denying it this shit had me going crazy
He’s a great player, but this isn’t a play style that’s entertaining to watch. The flopping would get you kicked off the court at any pickup game but is rewarded at the NBA level
Just play ball Shai lol
Lakers are literally down Luka and Shai still playing like this is so embarrassing
He had room there for a step back middy which is his bread and butter. If he had just played normally that would be a bucket.
He had Chet down low pretty open for a dump off pass or a lob too
Not when the team and fandom feels no shame
Doesnt matter who the Lakers are down Shai simply needs this.
He flops forward on wide open shots too
So irritating to watch
It doesnt matter with him lol he fell over every possession in the Suns series too but no one really bothered to watch because it was the most obvious sweep ever. Im glad the Lakers popularity is going to bring attention to it this round.
I hope when the sonics come back they draft the next MJ just so he can hang 80 every time he’s in OKC
This is how he plays all season. What makes you think he will change now?
This is the only ball he knows. Genuinely so fucking sad for the sport
Adam Silver loves this because some private equity firm told him outrage sells more than watching ethical basketball. You’re watching WWE.
Putting money on him getting those calls by halftime
His game is so fucking ugly
Seriously. He’s so good. Doesn’t need to put on an act
That’s maybe the worst part for me is that he is genuinely one of the best mid-range shooters ever and genuinely would deserve MVPs regardless, but this shit just makes him unlikeable and his game unwatchable
I love that this clip starts with the carry of a life time too, pure hater fuel honestly
Real MVP material huh
he’s so fucking good but his flailing makes his play so ugly to watch it drives me insane
The craziest part is that he clearly does not need to do this to be a great player in the NBA.
Unc gonna show him how
Do you think the issue on this fast break was Shai not getting back on defense?
He did
The rest of this sub rooting for the Lakers because they hate OKC so much is going to send OKC fans spiralling lol
This sub also rooted for the Lakers against the Rockets tbf there are tons of LeBron stans here lol
Nah, I rooted for the lakers because marcus (I’m a celtics fan) and I hate KD.
Kobe himself could be dawning a Celtics jersey and you’d still never catch me rooting for yall man what the
Eh, I’m too young (in college) to remember 2010 and 2008. You guys have mostly been mid (other than the chip year) or sucked since then.
I hate KD and I hate Sengun, they are unlikeable af, it’s really not hard at all to root for the Lakers than the Rockets
I think it’s easier for people to root for Bron now bc he’s so old and less threatening overall. Easier to root for the underdog Bron than the evil king of the east Bron
As a Bron stan I approve this message
I didn’t care if the lakers won. I just needed Sengun to lose
Rockets arent very likeable either though
It’s hard to like the two teams they’ve played specifically, and respectfully 41 year old LeBron swan song has been a joy to watch. I’m enjoying every minute watching him perform.
Honestly im here for it
The first time I (a clippers fan) has ever cheered for the lakers.
I hate the Lakers. Mainly because they should still be in Minnesota or they shouldn’t be Lakers. Lol. I have never hated a team as much as this OKC squad. Every game is the same. Do boring iso plays, draw fouls. They’ll occasionally do so hero ass shit, but its mostly just watching golf indoors
This isn’t even slightly shocking, with Lebron beating KD’s ass you guys have a good story even for an OKC fan lmao
Fuck no don’t speak for me 👀
Like it did last season?
I can’t believe I’m rooting for the Lakers. My hometown team is the cavs, I live in LA, and I support the clips because I gotta have a local team to watch.
I feel gross
A lot of us casually watching this series are loving all these Lakers now. Is that DA, or is it Deandre “K-Love” Ayton?
This not a popularity contest we don’t give af lmao
How long will this fuckery continue again
Until time itself ends
Until Silver tells the refs to stop rewarding flopping.
you talking about lebron or shai’s flopping?
Not fun to watch SGA at all
It’s like watching Floyd Mayweather
honestly a really good comparison
Second time he’s done it this game you really can’t defend this guy.
you can as long as the refs dont call bs fouls
So in other words, you can’t
He did it 3 times straight
And it was only the first quarter
This is your MVP?????
After last series? Yeah LeBron
No whistle = 18 points
I can’t stand watching Shai
Careful the OKC fans are territorial
All the comments form them in here are just non stop bitching how they don’t care or “get gud” type shit. It’s sad
I stopped watching all OKC games.
You think Adam Silver wants this representing the Western Conference for years to come? Lmao. The Steph Warriors played exciting basketball, the Lakers and Spurs had legends and hall of famers. Nobody wants nor cares about the Thunder and its basketball from Oklahoma.
For the record its not Oklahoma. The young Russ/KD teams were genuinely fun to root for.
It’s that this shit is a joke. It’s really bad.
I assumed people were overrating it but this game made me think we don’t talk about it *enough*, even though we talk about it all the time. They have to start doing some flopping fines again, at the very least.
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Refs been awarding this shit all year.
3 years running
No but dude he’s super fun to watch once you get past it. Dude just one more game. You haven’t been watching OKC. I promise he’s the MVP. just one more game. everyone does this and he’s not the worst. You just don’t watch him and probably don’t know ball 😫
Did you know he wasn’t even first in free throw attempts dude? Did you even know? He wasn’t even first in free throws dude it’s starting to seem like you’re just jealous because he wasn’t even first in ftas
Oh my god I just realized OKC are the Team Falcons of the basketball world. It’s literally the same type of script lmao
With how talented he is, if he played normally through this contest he probably makes the shot.
Maybe he only gets the confidence to make these kinds of shots after he knows defenders are hamstrung by fouls
Yep! If your opposition isn’t allowed to guard then it’s much easier to score. Imagine how many posters Ant would have if you weren’t allowed to guard him lol
if you watch the whole play, SGA literally flies almost to the 3 point line. and kennard barely moves.
You’re SGA, you have one of the greatest skillsets of any NBA player ever, and you choose to play like this.
I genuinely hate the Thunder
But I thought the narrative was that he’s actually getting fouled and not foul baiting?
Depends on the week lol
Only the Laker whistle allows them to be immune to SGA’s foul-baiting. If this was any other team, Shai already has 6 free throws
Unstoppable force vs immovable object
use the stones to destroy the stones
Exactly this
This needs to be top comment
FTA on full display tonight. Hope he gets a flopping tech
Yes, and hope the refs keep calling playoff basketball for the whole series
Shai is pathetic in the way he plays
Diabolical of Adam Silver to take away SGA’s whistle when he sees an opportunity to milk Lebron some more
This bum 😭😭
It takes serious loyalty for Reggie and tirico to not even acknowledge shai flopping like a fish out of water multiple times already.
Gotta love Shai getting neutralized, LeBron still the league darling lol
Hey Thunder fans, this is why we hate you. You’d get kicked out of any pick up, and any coach under college would bench you if you tried to play like this btw.
They try to act like they don’t care, but it absolutely kills them that everyone doesn’t love them like back in the day.
and that is ur mvp of foul baiting …. mr flopper
SGA flopped into a turnover three times in a row, what in the world
he did an evne more egregious one last possession he just fell backwards like an action figure lol
When the best player of the league does that, more and more players will do it.
OKC fans dont realize yet what door Shai is opening.
Reggie Miller walked so James Harden could run so SGA could run a little bit even faster yet
LeBron opened that door over a decade ago. That’s why we’re here.
What NBA are people watching? Did people here ever watch Jordan or Kobe or Wade? They were all doing this shit all the time. People act like foul baiting is some new shit invented in 2019, it’s always been this way.
Clown take.
The OKC fans throwing their arms up calling for a foul like they don’t know who SGA is lol.
To their credit, they’re used to getting those calls.
SGA is such a rat
Sga is such a pussy lol I wonder what his play style would’ve been had he not been traded
You know people hate OKC when they’re rooting for the Lakers of all teams to win.
Seriously?
This is the most watched highlight from this game? A no call on a foul bait?
Not some tough baskets from Shai and crazy will imposition by Lebron?
r/nba is cooked
It’s only going to get worse. This is on a day where Shai shot 3 FTs. You can imagine how much worse it will get on an average night.
basketball terrorist
How can u not hate that?
Shai: Worth a try. I’ve made a career out of it.
Has anyone seen this much outrage over someone who’s attempted 3 FTS the whole game lol
it’s almost as if he has a history of doing shit in other, previous, games…
Yeah I’d rather Lakers win than this.
Whole ass upper deck is empty to
Not even thunder fans wanna watch FTA flop around
Huge carry and flop, just needed a push off for the SGA trinity
The amount of blatant scumbag basketball by SGA in that first half. Dude was literally just running full speed into people, throwing the ball somewhere at the basket, and flopping.
What an absolute clown this guy is.
He bounces off the defender, bounces off the air, and misses
I dont know who to root for here
Brother, root for the people actually playing basketball
OKC is so bad that we just have to root for anyone playing against them.
Bitch Hands
Not even a top 3 flop from the night, any reason shai’s egregious flops aren’t posted from tonight?
loser behaviour
Looked like contact and the defender kept their hands out of the cookie jar while contesting the shot, well played.
I hate the Lakers more than any other team in professional sports and it isn’t close, yet this OKC team makes rooting for them even over the Lakers a nauseating experience lol
Box. Office. Poison.
I hope the whistle stays like this. There were some soft calls and missed calls for both sides but it didnt feel egregious. Lakers (AR in particular) just stunk it up on offense and it seems like any player on the thunder bench could be an instant starter for a lot of other teams. Obligatory fuck the Clippers for causing this fuckery
Him and Embiid be on the court trying to fool the ref instead of trying to put the ball in the damn hoop.
Lakers are the only franchise with a whistle than can hang with any team any year.
FTA’s worst nightmare. But Lakers just don’t have the horses to win
The thing is SGA doesn’t even need to do this. I’ve seen games where he just dominates even without the foul baiting.
He looks like such a loser when he does this. Why can’t he just play like a badass like he is?
The thunder are an all time great defense and they can lock up every star… except for LeBron James of course.
Haha he thinks this is the regular season
The NBA should give players techs for doing that garbage
So annoying
I wish more players would do this more. Like I am not being sarcastic at all. The problem is not Shai, he is only doing his best to help his team win and if flopping is the way, then so be it. It shows his commitment to winning even though he knew he would get flak for this. NBA deems this as legal, ref deems this as natural motion, this does not ensure a championship but it helps you get one. So yes, every NBA player should do it. Now if flopping kills the NBA, its not Shai’s fault, blame Silver for not doing anything.
Prime Russ would never. He might win rings and MVPs, but Shai will forever be remembered as soft and a baiter.
Who are you going to believe, me or your lying eyes? -thunder fans
Shai can’t compete with lebrons whistle
“Just play ball” “Why does he do this he’s good enough not to”
He genuinely could’ve made that shot without the foul. Virtually no shot he takes is ever a waste at that range even if he’s going for contact
We Do Not Care
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Foulbaiting might not work in the playoffs against the league’s most favored team which has the player on it they’ve been pushing as a Michael Jordan replacement for 20 years.
Sga is only mvp level player that NEVER NOT ONCE do fans or the announcers say “ oh man we need sga back In the game “ lol. Jokic , Luka , Bron , Giannis etc. all the time. Thunder dont miss a single step when he sits. You’ll never hear “ man they need to take advantage of the non Sga minutes “ haha. Tell me I’m wrong
You either have to call a blocking foul or a charge
Great job fLakers
Sga is prob the 8th best defender on his team . He plays nba on easy mode. Bench always gives him bigger leads when he sits. Never has to play 40 plus min . One day he won’t have such a deep team.
Heat bron would’ve dropped 60 on this team
And a loss
This is literally every Shai play haha
I’d clean up this league so damn quick. If there’s no real intent to make a basket then I’m not calling anything.
Just feeling contact and throwing up a steaming pile of thrash hoping to get FTs is gonna have you on the floor looking dumb.
The fact that this is called a foul in the regular season is a problem.
he’s way too good to be this big of a bitch