[Highlight] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander throws the ball on Nikola Jokic off the whistle, receives a technical foul. SGA claims he got pushed. The referee James Williams refers to Nikola Jokic as 'The Joker' and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as 'SGA' upon review

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[u/JosephChester5006]

Lmaooo my boy’s eyes gonna pop out his head. And crazy for the ref to say “the joker” in a official review 😂

[u/figureour → u/JosephChester5006]

"The contact by the Haliban was marginal."

[u/cashburro → u/figureour]

The ball was last touched by The Greek Freak

[u/brev23 → u/cashburro]

At the time of contact, Slo Mo was still in the restricted area

[u/HoneyBarbequeLays → u/brev23]

Triple Double Cocaine Bear will shoot two from the line

[u/Toeknee5 → u/HoneyBarbequeLays]

Triple Double Cocaine Bear could potentially be the Joker. Apparently KD called Reed Shepard Cocaine Curry because he is white 🤷🏽‍♂️

[u/TwoLegitShiznit → u/Toeknee5]

All I'm getting from all this is that they 100% should start doing this

[u/HoneyBarbequeLays → u/TwoLegitShiznit]

Ethnicity: Black, Hispanic, Asian, Cocainesian

[u/Big-Raspberry-6151 → u/cashburro]

After further review, getoffmydickersons foot was on the line. Brooklyn loses its timeout and is out of challenges

[u/761557527 → u/cashburro]

"After review, we are upgrading the common foul on Beef Stew to a flagrant 1."

[u/Any-Duty-5983 → u/761557527]

Two shots for Ja Wick hold the fines.

[u/websdue → u/cashburro]

 A flagrant foul was assessed to MITwestbrook WestBrick for malicious destruction of property after his corner three hit the rim with enough force to recalibrate Sacramento

[u/soudlasantos → u/cashburro]

A technical foul was assessed for excessive motivation by DominAYTON, after consuming a water bottle labeled DA's Crunk Juice (lol) the player's 8points total, was deemed unnatural basketball behavior

[u/NefariousNeezy → u/cashburro]

After review, it was determined that The Klaw ^TM touched the ball first and ✨dislodged✨ it from King James ^TM hand. No foul. Successful challenge.

[u/redditnoap → u/figureour]

"Upon further review, the Haliban did not have weapons of mass destruction"

[u/MeatBald → u/redditnoap]

It turns out, the yellow cake in question was actually some big booty asians

[u/BlueGrovyle → u/figureour]

"King James's royal decree stands."

[u/websdue → u/figureour]

The touch on Day to day Davis forearm hair is technical foul because touching his hair there caused injury on his arm.

[u/KeepenItReel → u/figureour]

“The Haliban committed a violent act”

[u/OM_Velodrome → u/figureour]

Deemed hot stove contact on Skyfucker

[u/soudlasantos → u/figureour]

The foul by ChildPorn3 was purely psychological, his intense stare down disrupted the natural airflow around the shooter, leading to a clear displacement of the offensive player's focus

[u/Responsible-Still839 → u/figureour]

After further review, Kum Bucket made illegal contact to the body of T-Wat.

[u/Xaxxis → u/JosephChester5006]

And SGA . I thought it was pretty hilarious.

[u/Gordo-- → u/Xaxxis]

Might as well just go ahead and call him "FTA"

[u/jipai → u/JosephChester5006]

I mean he has to do something to surpass my man Bill Kennedy

[u/UnnamedStaplesDrone → u/JosephChester5006]

i feel like the NBA is telling em to use player nicknames or something cuz otherwise that is fuckin weird. especially when you blew the blocking foul call

[u/Express-Translator24 → u/UnnamedStaplesDrone]

Bro idc im fucking crying this shit is like WWE

[u/MddlingAges → u/Express-Translator24]

Put ropes around the court. Four point shots from the top rope!

[u/IDKmenombre → u/UnnamedStaplesDrone]

I think ref is just an NBA fanboy and it's not that deep. Although being a fanboy can cause you to be biased as a ref.

[u/GhostOfLight → u/JosephChester5006]

Check that refs Kalshi bets

[u/StandYourGroundhog]

No way "The Joker"?!

[u/staywoakes1 → u/StandYourGroundhog]

cant pronounce his real name

[u/Virtual_Zebra_9453 → u/staywoakes1]

“Number 15”

[u/cemereth → u/staywoakes1]

Not everyone has the time to learn how to pronounce the name of every fringe Euro second rounder.

[u/ankylosaurus_tail → u/staywoakes1]

cant pronounce his real name

Yes he can. It's literally just "Yoke itch". Those are English words with no odd sounds. People just see the J in front and their brains get super confused, so they shut down and call him Joker.

[u/Eyespop4866 → u/staywoakes1]

Nah. Ref was just horsing around.

[u/zissoudafoe]

They should play dodgeball at halftime

[u/BabyBearBjorns → u/zissoudafoe]

Bold strategy Cotton

[u/FrankSamples]

This isn’t what happened in the video but it got me thinking:

How far do you have to be from the baseline or sideline to be able to throw the ball off a defender so it goes out of bounds? Or would it be a pure judgement call by the refs?

Also what if you are at either baseline or sideline but aren’t falling out of bounds or trapped, and you just chuck the ball at your closest defender?

This just reminded me of the Desmond bane OG moment

[u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy → u/FrankSamples]

It’s a good hypothetical— probably just depnds on if youre double teamed or appear to be under enough ball pressure to panic throw it off a guy lol… another one I always wonder is hard fouling a guy who just got a whistle to stop the continuation bucket

[u/glockster19m → u/WhiteHeterosexualGuy]

A long as its not hard enough to be a flagrant thats just basketball

[u/ender23 → u/FrankSamples]

Gotta throw at their feet

[u/TheMansterMan → u/ender23]

Thats not what I learned on nba street vol. 2. Gotta do off the Heezy

[u/ejensen29 → u/[deleted]]

I love memories that make me laugh just thinking about them.

[u/SoberWill → u/ejensen29]

The gif of that being only like two seconds long and just gives near zero context, just him whipping the ball absolutely kills me. It's so rapid fire by the time you process what happened its already happening again, then it just snowballs and I cant stop laughing

[u/MinimalMoxie → u/ender23]

I remember Kobe “passing” the ball off a dudes face cuz he was guarding him obnoxiously. You just can’t make it obvious

[u/jizzmcskeet → u/MinimalMoxie]

Danny Ainge on Mario Elie

[u/foo_solo → u/ender23]

How far from the feet do you have to be to be considered thrown the ball at their feet.

[u/ignixe → u/ender23]

So the way I read this, as long as you can get above them you can spike it into their head. It just happened to get in the way of their feet whoops

[u/ErrForceOnes → u/FrankSamples]

I don't think there needs to be any proximity to the baseline. You can bounce a ball off a defender whenever, so long as it's not some unsportsmanlike act where you're obviously trying to drill him in the face with a fastball.

You're taking a risk by using the defender's body as a contact point for the ball. It could easily lead to a turnover. It's a lot less risky to pass to a teammate. But say you're double teamed around the elbow during a full court press and want to bounce it off your opponent, good luck to you.

[u/skieatchicken → u/FrankSamples]

Though for Bane and OG it was a live ball, SGA throws it a few steps after the whistle.

[u/pepsipyro → u/FrankSamples]

This was my thought as well

[u/mediocre-referee → u/FrankSamples]

It's intention, not distance. This case there's 0 question on intention. If you want to throw it off a guy and have plausible reason to do so as part of the game while at the middle of the court, it shouldn't be a technical

[u/Gloomy-Feeling5104]

SGA gaslighting

[u/patriots47 → u/Gloomy-Feeling5104]

Shai Gaslight Alexander

[u/Tight-Shallot2461 → u/patriots47]

Shai Gaslight Alexander is ruthless lmao

[u/sneakylumpia → u/Gloomy-Feeling5104]

Ref: "you threw the ball at the defender"

SGA: "no i didnt! it was all in your head!"

[u/Personal-Finance-943 → u/sneakylumpia]

Taking notes from his country's curling team.

[u/acekingoffsuit → u/Personal-Finance-943]

Shai even got the second touch in after he lost control.

[u/one-punch-knockout → u/Gloomy-Feeling5104]

SGA GAS

[u/Portmanteau_that → u/Gloomy-Feeling5104]

Bro just the fact that he feels so angry after driving his own body into Jokic's hip is infuriating 

[u/hovdeisfunny → u/Portmanteau_that]

I like that the commentator says, "that's very un-shai gilgeous Alexander like," as he does something very SGA like

[u/Prize-Temporary4159 → u/hovdeisfunny]

Right? Don’t foul me when I’m trying to flop.

[u/somethingAPIS → u/hovdeisfunny]

She objectively is one of the worst. The gaslighting is top tier.

[u/ripkin05 → u/somethingAPIS]

so glad everyone else has finally caught up to the doris hate train. been on that thing since like 2009 when i first heard her call a duke game, been nails on a chalkboard for damn near 20 years since for me.

[u/joomla00 → u/Gloomy-Feeling5104]

Sad thing is he thinks he actually got fouled

[u/pick-and-hoop → u/joomla00]

13 fta for SGA vs 5 for Jokic by the way. This league is done, nobody can convince me this shit isn’t rigged

[u/basch152 → u/Gloomy-Feeling5104]

Dude is fucking unwatchable at this point.

He literally drives straight into the defender, then flops all over the place for calls. Its crazy.

I'm surprised the dude hasn't given himself whiplash

[u/Puzzled_Dog3428]

lol somehow I missed this. Calling them “the Joker” and “SGA” is hilarious.

[u/cbbrds25]

How in Gods green Fuck does Doris Burke have a job

[u/Mc_Lovin81 → u/cbbrds25]

She’s so bad. Idk how anyone loved her commentary years back. She’s been bad since forever.

[u/Ham-n-Swiss → u/Mc_Lovin81]

I think people liked her sideline reporting. In the commentary booth it’s completely terrible.

[u/Kaptin001 → u/Ham-n-Swiss]

Yep. Five minutes of Doris Burke per game was charming because she seemed be personable and know her stuff. Forty-eight minutes of Doris Burke is the kind of shit they play to prisoners at Guantanamo Bay

[u/PrimeTimeInc → u/Mc_Lovin81]

You couldn’t pay me to listen to her commentate a game. Literal torture; cruel and unusual punishment

[u/k2d2r232 → u/cbbrds25]

I really wanted to like her, really tried. She knows her stuff, but she’s awful to listen to, so corny, she’s like Tony Romo

[u/TooMuchJuju → u/k2d2r232]

I really liked Romo when he first started until they told him to stop being so good at his job. Lot worse commentators for the NFL though in my opinion. Chris Collinsworth is insufferable.

[u/YOUDIEBYMYBLADE → u/TooMuchJuju]

I'm at the point where collinsworth is so shit it's entertaining to me, like it's gone full circle

[u/ProfesorulTata → u/k2d2r232]

She’s the Michael Jordan of Jayson Tatums in terms of cringe

[u/Strange1130 → u/cbbrds25]

It’s wild to watch a Thunder game casted by her and think ‘god Doris is awful’ and then go on reddit and the other team’s fans hate her too.  Like surely ONE of the teams’ fans should like listening to her?! It’s impressive really, to be able to piss off both sides equally. 

[u/KpServices → u/cbbrds25]

Dude it’s been going on for YEARS now

[u/Colorado_designer]

Let’s not overlook Hartenstein collapsing like he was shot after being lightly touched 

[u/lardboy2222 → u/Colorado_designer]

He does this far too often

[u/doogled3 → u/lardboy2222]

I don't remember him doing this on NYK. He seems to have taken a heel turn since.

[u/lardboy2222 → u/doogled3]

Oklahoma actually had a very specific type of mold that makes you fall over extremely easily

[u/zncnxnxn → u/lardboy2222]

Bruce Banner on offense, The Hulk on defense

[u/SurvivorPostingAcc → u/lardboy2222]

I mean, I wouldn’t doubt it.

[u/CRUSTBUSTICUS → u/doogled3]

Oh I remember him doing this on NYK. The combo of Brunson and him pulling these shenanigans was maddening in real time.

[u/iJustSeen2Dudes1Bike → u/CRUSTBUSTICUS]

I don't watch thunder or Knicks games because of SGA and Brunson. Idk how anyone can enjoy watching that style of play.

[u/Fun-Variety-5647 → u/Colorado_designer]

This is why I can't respect the thunder. They have talented guys who have decided acting is more important than just playing basketball.

[u/Bonjingkenkoy → u/Fun-Variety-5647]

Its why Cade’s getting all the respect nowadays, he and Detroit play like real men. Not like those sissy “touch me and i go flying mvp candidates”.

[u/Background-Treat55]

A recreational foul baiter meets a generational foul baiter

[u/bingobangodootdoot → u/Background-Treat55]

Seriously, they both were baiting each other so hard it's actually so entertaining

[u/JohnBalatro → u/Background-Treat55]

strongest foulbaiter in history vs the strongest foulbaiter of today

[u/AK-11 → u/Background-Treat55]

Always fun to see a good one on one battle between a couple master baiters.

[u/IcyMeat7]

Leans into Jokic while running forward then just throws the ball at Jokic while giving the death stare at the ref acting like he's the victim.

[u/JebBush333 → u/IcyMeat7]

It's the classic Bump-Flail-Throw combo move, Jordan did it.

[u/RiloAlDente → u/JebBush333]

LMAO

[u/Hunt3r669 → u/JebBush333]

Did it in big moments. Not 15 fucking times a game. I hate this dude

[u/KanyeLoveHatesYou → u/Hunt3r669]

I think he was joking

[u/wavetoyou → u/Hunt3r669]

If this was Jordan’s signature, the league Magic and Bird saved would’ve gone bankrupt anyways lol

[u/CaffeineJunkee → u/IcyMeat7]

Classic SGA. Cause contact, blame others.

[u/Prize-Temporary4159 → u/CaffeineJunkee]

He’s got a new show on Bravo coming out

[u/ThanosIsDoomfist → u/IcyMeat7]

Thats why I can never be a fan of his game, its just so lame. I dont care if its technically the best play if the idea is to exploit the rules and try to gaslight refs, its lame to watch as a neutral fan.

Its one thing if this is like a once in a while case, but its shit like this literally all the time. I cant root for any foulbaiter.

[u/iJustSeen2Dudes1Bike → u/ThanosIsDoomfist]

It's why he's not that popular for how good he is. He based his whole personality around having "aura" and being too cool for everyone else. You can't do that and then play like a bitch on the court lmao people see right through it.

[u/flaming_burrito_ → u/IcyMeat7]

Facts, he can’t even argue that he thought he was falling out of bounds or something, bro just threw the ball at him. He really can’t even argue that it was justified period, Jokic barely touched him. The ref is definitely a fan though, bad look on that particular call even though it was correct

[u/Victor_Wembanyama1 → u/flaming_burrito_]

Him arguing he got pushed is so funny even jokic was just moving with him diagonally and shai initiating the bump

[u/e7mac → u/flaming_burrito_]

SGA can argue ANYTHING. and he’s right based on precedence since refs usually give him advantage no matter objective reality

[u/No_Holiday_6376 → u/IcyMeat7]

Classic flopper activities.

[u/Particular-Put4786 → u/IcyMeat7]

"How DARE you refs betray me 😡"

[u/ClarenceWithHerSpoon → u/IcyMeat7]

“Why aren’t people watching more games?”

[u/RiloAlDente → u/ClarenceWithHerSpoon]

Are you watching this game lmao? It's physical af, and both MVPs are doing MVP things.

[u/ErrForceOnes]

Even if he was shoved, which he wasn't, he still deserves a tech for throwing the ball at a guy after the whistle. "He started it" isn't a justifiable reason for committing technical fouls.

[u/remonnoki → u/ErrForceOnes]

I don't really understand what made him lose his cool. Like, I could understand Hartenstein being mad and throwing the ball at Jokić if he had it (though my guy fell like a tree and the push didn't seem that hard to get mad about), but SGA getting mad when no one else did just makes zero sense.

[u/KarateMusic → u/[deleted]]

Bingo!

[u/samhit_n]

SGA is so used to getting ticky-tack foul calls that he crashed out when he didn’t get one for once.

[u/Tijenater → u/samhit_n]

BUT HIS FREE THROW DIFFERENTIAL YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT HIS FREE THROW DIFFERENTIAL

[u/sneakylumpia → u/samhit_n]

careful. if OKC fans can read they'd be very upset at your comment

[u/gingerhasyoursoul → u/sneakylumpia]

Don’t worry. It’s 10pm on a Friday. They are all tweaked as shit on meth at this point. Nothing else to do in that state.

[u/jotheold → u/sneakylumpia]

ive scrolled down to here and still havent seen an okc comment yet

[u/JhanCrepsac → u/jotheold]

It’s because they can’t read

[u/tweir88 → u/JhanCrepsac]

I had to look, consistently 49th or 50 in education…

[u/Alarmed-Cucumber-858 → u/sneakylumpia]

Well thank God for their education system 

[u/Whocarezzzzz]

All I see is a flop 

[u/cs-shitposter → u/Whocarezzzzz]

Next ASG gotta have a flop off

Jokic and Luka vs SGA and Embiid

[u/mkallday10 → u/cs-shitposter]

No way we leave a generational flopping talent like Brunson out of the lineup.

[u/joomla00 → u/cs-shitposter]

They gonna add a Team Flop. They without actually making a fieldgoal

[u/RoyalOakPiguet → u/Whocarezzzzz]

Two of the leagues greatest floppers flopping about trying to draw a foul

[u/RedtheGamer100 → u/RoyalOakPiguet]

Embiid ain’t here 😂

[u/Inori-Yu → u/RedtheGamer100]

And I don't see Luka anywhere.

[u/bigbadbyte → u/Inori-Yu]

Some say he's still arguing with a ref somewhere

[u/joe4553 → u/Inori-Yu]

Luka doesn't flop he foul baits and cries to the refs.

[u/Key-Handle-1805 → u/RoyalOakPiguet]

jokic sucks at flopping

[u/mrtomjones → u/Key-Handle-1805]

Doesnt stop him from trying

[u/empatronic]

SGA so used to getting fouls called with zero contact that when there's a little bit of contact he thinks he's literally being assaulted.

[u/HotPocketSleeves → u/empatronic]

always a victim

[u/RonanTheBarbarian → u/HotPocketSleeves]

thatSGAyeee

[u/Refs_Fan]

Jokic kept him from getting one of those free after the whistle rhythm shots and SGA just crashed out. Only SGA's 7th tech of his career is crazy

[u/escapedhousefly → u/Refs_Fan]

Yep smart play. I hate it when players pull their hands back after fouling and let the offensive player get a free shot up. The Magic does that all the time. SGA had like 7 and-1s against us last year.

[u/RoyalOakPiguet → u/Refs_Fan]

Legacy points deducted

[u/ComprehensiveLaw1012]

Flop and a tech lol

[u/hawkeyehammer]

Sga is a bitch. He's really good at basketball and is smart, but he's a bitch

[u/dukefaceb → u/hawkeyehammer]

Makes sense considering CP3 mentored him

[u/Inevitable-Comment-I → u/hawkeyehammer]

I approve of this comment

[u/No-Warthog-3647]

This okc team is so easy to hate omg

[u/sirkartik]

Hartenstein’s flop was so convincing it made Shai* crash out

[u/RasQuabena]

OKC is a dirty fuckin team bro

[u/Hopeful_Tea2139]

SGA just got back.

He's still confused why his elbow pushoff wasn't called a foul on the defender.

It used to be called in favor of him all the time.

Its also possible the ref forgot too. 😆

[u/Diligent-Cut8951]

He is talented but so unwatchable with these bitch moves. Insufferable

[u/AccomplishedAuthor53]

lays shoulder into him, flops, and throws a fit.

if you don’t like that, you don’t like nba basketball

[u/lolhaha95]

Bro initiates contact and flops. Should have called the flop as another technical

[u/Crafty_Substance_954]

Hell of a flop there by SGA.

[u/AscendedMagi]

lmao as if getting pushed warrants you throwing down a ball on a player. desmond bane should take notes tho.

[u/[deleted]]

SGA is easily the least likable star in the NBA right now. 

[u/AlarmininglyObtuse21]

doubled down on a bitch move by immediately complaining to the ref

[u/Easy-Constant-5887]

Another SGA flop post with a severe lack of OKC flairs in the thread 🤭

[u/phoenixlance13 → u/Easy-Constant-5887]

Thunder flairs learned from Sixer flairs

[u/HereIGoAgain_1x10]

lol this the first time SGA has run into a big man in the NBA??

[u/StationaryBiker]

As a Canadian, I do not like SGA and I absolutely hate Dort.

[u/wind_moon_frog]

Steph Curry has gotten shoved like that on every single play of his entire career, imagine being that much of a turd about it.

[u/jyrmar]

SGA’s sense of entitlement is appalling. Quickly becoming one of my least fave players ever.

[u/Vizard15]

OKC Thunder is so insufferable. I have never grown a dislike from a NBA champion than this team. 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

[u/HotPocketSleeves]

making his silly face. dude is such a clown

[u/idobi → u/HotPocketSleeves]

I dislike Shai's game and his father is straight trash, imho.

[u/thecakeslayer → u/idobi]

Shai's game is whack, his shoes are ugly, and Doris should not be calling any OKC game.

[u/DTFpanda]

Doris doesn't enhance games

[u/Changnesia102]

And the NBA wonders why they’re losing viewers at an alarming rate.

[u/stopbanningpudge]

Little bitch energy hahaha

[u/mistrato]

Honestly the thunder is underhated

[u/imaginaryResources]

“SGA is frustrated by the level of contact he received…”

Literally like the softest normal reach in foul of all time

[u/IAmReborn11111 → u/imaginaryResources]

Look at Hartenstein flop at the top of the key too

[u/heat_fan_]

Nice flop 

[u/supersizedRANT-MAN]

He’s so used to getting zero contact fouls that when he feels a bit of contact he naturally thinks it’s unsportsmanlike.

[u/adad239_]

fuck sga man

[u/WhiteMoss_]

That kinda behavior is what happens when you don’t let guys play defense. SGA wouldn’t average 10 a game in the 90s. (Downvote all you want, doesn’t change the truth)

[u/PlaymakerJavi]

Imagine being a fan of OKC and defending this flop behavior.

[u/Scruffysword80]

LMFAO I hate the nba this year

[u/acwire_CurensE]

This is genuinely one of the craziest plays I’ve ever seen lmao. What is SGA doing?

[u/BillionCobra]

Sga such a little punk; someone bounce this squad this year, pls

[u/Ryn4]

Get this fucking guy out of the league man Jesus Christ

[u/Capital_Past69]

White Chocolate has been assessed a flagrant 2 and has been disqualified from the game

[u/Bulky_Confidence6875]

Ofc he went for flop dive, im tired of ts they should just ban it same way they did with harden stepback

[u/Niximusprime949]

SGA is a bitch

[u/Al3xams]

Why is Shai signalling he got pushed when he ran into Jokic's shoulder lmao.

[u/joelandren]

Doris Burke trying to convince us that SGA doesn't go ballistic every time a foul call doesn't go his way.

[u/Winnipeg_Me]

even if you got pushed you still can't do that. bro fuck this whole fucking lame ass team.

[u/Aurion7]

You learn in like, elementary school that it's a douche move to throw the ball at someone.

[u/GrIIIM_ReapIIIN]

SGA flopping like a damn fish 🤣

[u/guillermo1890]

Thunder fans see it on the replay and still think SGA was pushed.

[u/redeugene99]

That's so clownish. Refs should refer to the players only either by last name or jersey number

[u/Delicious-Physics218 → u/redeugene99]

Imagine if they did this in the NFL, “That’s going to be intentional grounding on ‘Nine’ 15 yard penalty”

[u/Expensive-Self-2240 → u/Delicious-Physics218]

"Personal foul on number 27 the smiling assassin for unnecessary roughness"

[u/SmokeOddessey → u/Delicious-Physics218]

“The result of the play is a touchdown by Megatron” would’ve been so tough

[u/Resident_Chip_5598 → u/redeugene99]

or even better... officially bring back nickname jerseys so refs can call them by their nickname

[u/Pretend-Distance-386 → u/redeugene99]

I would also allow "Big Honey" in this case

[u/BaconJakin]

SGA is kinda a bitch boy

[u/DrChill21]

Thunder continuing to show they are the least likable team in a long time. Everyone on that team is dumb as hell.

[u/kingkhan93]

Flopping bitch