The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder are the #1. 1 seed within the Western Convention for the second 12 months in a row. After some spectacular offseason strikes and being thought of the highest contender within the West, it is no shock that rivalries are beginning to develop.
As Oklahoma Metropolis begins to turn out to be a goal for chased gamers, as an alternative of simply being a daring feel-good story, it is solely pure that the tempers on the sphere flare up as nicely. For instance, Cason Wallace attached with Alprene Sengun on the finish of Saturday’s NBA Cup semifinal win over the Rockets.
This is not the primary time the Thunder and Rockets sport resulted in a dustup, as Dillon Brooks was the middle of a match with famous person Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the course of the Thunder’s Dec. 1 loss in Houston . Just like the bitterness between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, a rivalry which is brewing in the identical approach with the Rockets.
Following that Dec. 1, a trio of Rockets instantly rushed to the locker room, hopping on Instagram stay to prance to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” It was a daring technique for a crew that hasn’t made the playoffs because the 2020 NBA bubble.
The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder clearly noticed the antics and stored it in thoughts after thoughts. After Saturday’s victory in opposition to the Rockets, who punched their ticket to the NBA Cup championship to face the {Dollars} Tuesday.
Celebrity Gilgeous-Alexander took to Instagram to submit his caption following his win. He stated “I do not do IG lives, I simply stay in actual life.”
His Thunder teammates intervened. Jalen Williams felt his conventional translation wasn’t essential to say “Express”, Jaylin Williams merely posted a cup of tea beneath with Isaiah Hartenstein posting a lockdown emoji.
It is clear the Thunder remembered that slight and responded accordingly by way of Instagram after the win, giving Oklahoma Metropolis a 2-1 benefit within the season sequence over Houston.
Shai on IG: “I do not do IG lives, I simply stay in actual life.” pic.twitter.com/M3xaDUM2lj
– Joël Lorenzi (@jxlorenzi) December 15, 2024
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