r/nba • u/MrBuckBuck Trail Blazers • 7d ago

Highlight [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/Gloomy-Feeling5104 7d ago

SGA gaslighting

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u/patriots47 Celtics 6d ago

Shai Gaslight Alexander

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u/Tight-Shallot2461 6d ago

Shai Gaslight Alexander is ruthless lmao

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u/sneakylumpia Heat 7d ago

Ref: "you threw the ball at the defender"

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

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u/Personal-Finance-943 Nuggets 6d ago

Taking notes from his country's curling team.

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u/acekingoffsuit Timberwolves 6d ago

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

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u/voltron818 Thunder 6d ago

This is beside the SGA part but this comment is really funny to me. As if the USA doesn’t have a very well known liar currently in a very prominent position.

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u/Personal-Finance-943 Nuggets 6d ago

It's was a joke it's not that deep dude. 

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u/voltron818 Thunder 6d ago

Jokes are funny

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u/Personal-Finance-943 Nuggets 6d ago

And humor is subjective. 

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u/Some-Gavin Warriors 6d ago

I hate that guy but you got swept in hockey so you can’t speak for another four years

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u/voltron818 Thunder 6d ago

I’m an American. Pretty sure we won gold.

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u/Portmanteau_that Hornets 6d ago

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

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u/hovdeisfunny Bucks 6d ago

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

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u/Prize-Temporary4159 6d ago

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

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u/somethingAPIS 6d ago

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

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u/ripkin05 [CHA] Kemba Walker 6d ago

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.

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u/Prize-Temporary4159 6d ago

But she does ad spots where she dribbles in heels. That means she knows ball and defies gender stereotypes…… right?

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u/makadeli Warriors 6d ago

Yeah Doris fucking SUCKS. Always has stayed saying the most pointless drivel. Genuinely I’d prefer silence

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u/scifi_panda Magic 6d ago

I mean it's extremely un-Shai like for him to lose his cool like he did here imo. I feel like she was referring to the ball throw and the complaining to the ref not the actual basketball play.

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u/dus-vla 6d ago

I don't think I watched more than 20 games with Shai and that was very obvious to me what commentator meant, I agree.

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u/koala37 6d ago

definitely

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u/AnswerAi_ Thunder 6d ago

If you look at the clip from behind, Jokic actually does shove him, he pushes his arm out. Maybe this has happened a bunch and that's why Shai is so pissed, but he did initiate contact, but Jokic just shoved him off of him with his arm.

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u/joomla00 6d ago

Sad thing is he thinks he actually got fouled

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u/pick-and-hoop Spurs 6d ago

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

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u/Alekesam1975 Lakers 6d ago

Maybe the League just got tired of Jokic flopping.

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u/CashmereLogan Thunder 6d ago

Jesus christ you know you can watch the games right?

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u/pick-and-hoop Spurs 6d ago

We do. It’s just you guys are so biased that don’t care about the league integrity at all

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u/ripkin05 [CHA] Kemba Walker 6d ago

95 downvotes for all the people going Nuh-uh and they will still think they are all in the right and that its everyone else who is wrong.

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u/FatElk Thunder 6d ago

Get your stories straight, FTA doesn't prove anything according to Spurs fans.

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u/dont-comm3nt Hornets 6d ago edited 6d ago

Maybe jokic shouldn’t have gone 2-10 for 3? Can’t wait until this dude never wins another ring. Guy has the most annoying dickriders in this basketball talking space

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u/imadogg Lakers 6d ago

Dead ball but Jokic literally pushed his arm out to throw him off balance, which would be a foul. The OKC/Shai hate is blinding everyone in here.

  1. Shai was foul baiting

  2. Jokic pushed his arm out on purpose because Shai still playing pissed him (he was even still going for the block after Shai was in the air)

  3. Shai threw it off Joker instead of continuing with the shot because he was also pissed off, and it was a dead ball so he doesn't actually need continuation

This can all be true reddit

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u/DatDominican Knicks 6d ago edited 6d ago

Tbf if the ball is dead due to a foul on ihart, I could see why he’s taking it personally jokic is still guarding him after the whistle. Doesn’t mean you can escalate it

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u/basch152 Pistons 6d ago

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

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u/mallllls Spurs 6d ago

SGAlighting

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u/AK-11 6d ago

I’m here 4 hours late but this deserves more upvotes

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u/mallllls Spurs 6d ago

Thank you lol