James Howlett

@trollokie You asked a bias question The defender did not make contact In fact the defender contested the shot to the side of SGA to avoid contact SGA intentionally tried to make contact and missed for the most part He barely touched the defender knee then missed with his feet and flopped

He did objectively make lower body contact. I still don’t know how this play got millions of views spewing hate towards SGA…

@amna49854 A bicycle bell

Nobody I’ve asked has been able to identify this yet.

@iowaddced You are slow No one cares about how many free throws he shoots if they are legitimate How many of those free throws was he awarded where no foul was committed? That’s the problem

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played 35 playoff games over the last 2 seasons, shooting 334 FT attempts in that span. His 334 attempts RANK OUTSIDE THE TOP 1,000 for most FT Attempts in any 35 game playoff span in NBA History. The Free throw merchant narrative is LAZY and FALSE.

@BhattiLaib9960 lol Thats the most racist statement I’ve read all day And the second dumbest behind some OKC fan trying to explain SGA was not flopping

@MrMoonshine10 Where were those 2K people for the last two years Alycia been talking sh*t? Why petition for Claressa license? Why not have y’all little sh*t talker settle it in the ring? Instead of acting like a Karen starting sh*t with people getting her ass slapped then playing the victim

It’s gotten so Bad that almost 2k petitioners in counting want the Michigan state athletic commission to revoke Claressa Shields license in the aftermath of her unapologetic erratic unprofessional behavior during the NETFLIX MVP after party which she Physically Assaulted Alycia Baumgardner

@SethDavisHoops The defender contested the shot SGA tried to jump into him and missed Maybe grazed the knee barely The defender hit the ground first and moves two feet away before SGA lay his sorry ass on the floor There was no contact that caused SGA to flop That’s the problem

This is clearly a foul and an important rule. The shooter’s landing area must be protected. Not sure why there’s a controversy here.

@mdwbasketball Are you serious? He’s playing D trying to move out the way of this flopper SGA tried to create contact and you have to watch in slow motion from different angles to see if contact was even made At this point SGA and OKC got the league looking bad

SOUND ON!!! Y’all gotta stop with the nonsense!!! The game is physical on BOTH SIDES and no matter how physical the game is off the ball, this will ALWAYS be illegal to do to an airborne shooter!!! Come on now guys 🤦🏾‍♂️

@MagicJohnson The officials wasn’t calling all that BS! Without the undeserved calls he and OKC are average at best The refs didn’t reward as much flopping SGA still got a few in That flop in the first quarter should result in a fine You got the rule on the books use it

The San Antonio Spurs were outstanding on defense tonight, holding NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to 19 points in their victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Victor Wembanyama dominated the game with 33 points, but what really impressed me was his leadership and how he communicated with his teammates throughout the entire game. I also have to show some love and credit to Spurs’ Head Coach Mitch Johnson, who had a great game plan and made major adjustments from Game 3 to Game 4. The Series is now tied 2-2 and I can’t wait for Game 5 on Tuesday!

@NFLFrascella The NBA is officiating it’s way to desired outcomes Thats what all the drama is about OKC gets calls like that and on the other end they miss egregious calls like pulling a man to the floor by his hair That gives one team a significant advantage Fans just want to see the best win

Tonight marks the biggest NBA game in YEARS, so you are gonna see basketball coverage from me tonight … can anyone tell me how SGA was awarded free throws for THIS play?

@SportsWithJay0 This is exactly what I was talking about Without the lopsided whistle OKC is average at best Same two teams Same physicality The only difference is the refs wasn’t calling that bs and let um play Blowout Spurs win If they call every game fair Spurs would have swept OKC

@SportsWithJay0 They are ruining the game Unfair advantage from officiating Flopping playing dirty pulling hair stepping on feet pushing players out the air jumping into players who are playing good D and being rewarded with fouls Without the unfair advantage they lose bad

Be honest… is there a more universally hated team in the NBA than OKC? Every fanbase seems united against them🤣

@Thunder_Beard25 @Teresa73394413 @eazilynunu You would have a point if the replay didn’t clearly show SGA laying on the floor with no one touching him collecting fouls and the replay showing the refs missing hard obvious fouls the other way In a game decided by ten points that matters

@Teresa73394413 @JamesHowlettII @eazilynunu Anytime OKC wins a game the opposing fan base blames the refs. The lack of accountability is astounding

This is a dirty foul to y’all? (Genuinely asking)

@SuburbsFave @eazilynunu The game is far from over but this is exactly what I’ve been taking about Game one they let them play Blowout Spurs win So far today refs barely blowing the whistle Blowout Spurs winning OKC a average team at best without the lopsided officiating

@JamesHowlettII @eazilynunu Man stop bitching, the Spurs winning.

@SoonerShports All players give and get fouled The problem is the game’s being decided by 10 points and the refs giving OKC 10 trips to the line they don’t deserve and missing 10 trips to the line the Spurs do deserve with missed calls That’s 40 point opportunities to the plus for OKC

Let’s play a game. Who was called for the foul?

@SuburbsFave @eazilynunu Now you wanna act like a fag I was answering your comment discussing sports now the calls not going your way you wanna disrespect make sense though you team complete like bitches they fans co-sign that shit like bitches

@SuburbsFave @eazilynunu SGA just laid his ass down drawing a foul on Fox who did not touch at all Thats what all the fuss is about Players going to give and get fouled The problem is OKC gets fouls that don’t exist and the refs miss the fouls on the Spurs that do exist

@JamesHowlettII @eazilynunu Bro you just created this whole narrative that Castle is upset that he’s getting fouled as if he didn’t just shoot 14 free throws. He literally just couldn’t hit shots, most of the team has struggled to hit shots. Refs not doing that.

@SportsWithJay0 Last point Imagine being the Spurs you’re playing for a championship and you know you’re being out officiated and still the games decided by 10 points And you have to watch your opponent hopping around ice water in veins celebrations knowing you can beat them in a fair game

@JamesHowlettII I completely understand this side of it

@SportsWithJay0 That’s what everyone upset about These games being decided by 10 points If the officiating was the same for both teams Spurs blow them out Just think everyone watching not Spurs fans or hate OKC they just want to see a fair competition were players decide the winner

@SportsWithJay0 Remember this you on the team On your end of the floor they pulling your hair intentionally stepping on your feet hard fouls pushing you out the air and the ref not calling most of that It’s good hard play off competition Would you get frustrated? How would that affect your play?

@SportsWithJay0 But SGA can physically push you off your spot to create space for a shot If you fight through the illegal push that wasn’t called SGA jumps into you and the same ref that couldn’t see him damn near push you to the ground got 20/20 vision now foul on you

@SportsWithJay0 That’s just the start If you were in the league how would you guard SGA? You can’t even stand close to him because you don’t have to foul him He can jump into you and get the foul If you want to stay in the game and not get benched how do you play D? You can’t play your D