Odds of tying 14 straight times is 1 in 4,782,969

Thats a 0.0000209% chance 🤯pic.twitter.com/2NAkoZBUj4

— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) February 26, 2026

“The Joker” pic.twitter.com/NcfmLeRbzW

— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) February 28, 2026

本日のOKCのダーティープレーまとめ

・ヨキッチを転倒させるジェイリン
・マレーへ目潰しするハーテンシュタイン
・フロップ失敗してボールを投げつけるSGA
ドートは言うまでもないが、Jwillもあらゆるチームに喧嘩売って乱闘仕掛けていて終わってる

ジャズやペイサーズのタンク取締りよりOKCが先 pic.twitter.com/o1b5dIU2OQ

— pet (@pet80213149) February 28, 2026

Thunder are a bunch of foul baiting dirty *****es.

I'm seeing more negative opinions on the Dort ejection than I expected, even from non-Thunder beat writers (which I expect at this point). Reputation has to matter eventually, and this from @RADeMita is just a small sample of the stuff he does that often goes unnoticed pic.twitter.com/QHbm606qLX

— Josh Paredes (@Josh810) February 28, 2026

"I couldn't let it go"

Charles Barkley tells the full story of the time he threw a mf through a glass window. I had no idea that he was with Clyde Drexler. Watch til the end - the last line is vintage Chuck pic.twitter.com/U233IlcLGx

— Apex Jones (@ApexJones22) February 28, 2026

LEBRON JAMES DREAMSHAKE 🔥 pic.twitter.com/th2GHpxJcN

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) March 1, 2026

When your girl is venting about her coworkers, but you know she’s the actual problem

pic.twitter.com/c4ZpdPwseu

— DJ R-Tistic (@DJRTistic) March 2, 2026

Trae Young EJECTED for running on the court 😳

He still hasn't played a game for the Wizards yet 😅 pic.twitter.com/MFfK2ZrtDS

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 3, 2026

Trae Young got ejected from a game before ever playing for the Wizards

Stick to solitaire Stephen pic.twitter.com/1hBtJThJdx

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) March 3, 2026

Jared McCain tonight vs. the Chicago Bulls:

20 PTS
3 REB
1 AST
66.7% True Shooting %
4/9 3P FG 2 STL

3rd 20+ point game in OKC.
8th (out of 11) 10+ point game in OKC. pic.twitter.com/o2XDva3Eus

— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) March 4, 2026

The McCain trade might end up saving the one seed for OKC. With SGA, Jdub and Ajay all missing for extended stretches, playmaking was sorely lacking. McCain has filled in nicely.

Brother, if Denver/Minnesota keep that 4/5 slot, you can have the 1st seed.

That's the draw I do not want. Would be hoping MIN-DEN slug eachother into oblivion like DEN-LAC last year.

Only question I have about this draw is: Will it be Dillon Brooks or Draymond Green that cheap shots Wemby into an injury in the first round?

Crazy tanking stat: the bottom 10 teams in the NBA are on a collective 40-game losing streak. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/hnV9WC1Za2

— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) March 4, 2026

David Fizdale says the Knicks gave him a roster with Tim Hardaway Jr. and Enes Kanter as his best players and told him to tank for Zion or Ja, while assuring him they were guaranteed to land KD and Kyrie

(🎥 @RunItBackFDTV / h/t @NBA_NewYork )

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— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) March 4, 2026

Refs don't want to call SGA with the 3rd foul in the 1st quarter.

SGA made the basket, Mike Brown got a technical because the refs ****ed up.

Thunder won by 3. This play was basically the difference in the game.

The refs did NOT want SGA to pick up his 3rd foul and Mike Brown was HEATED 😳 pic.twitter.com/h7LVf7o6On

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) March 5, 2026

Mike Brown CALLED OUT SGA after the loss 😳

"He does a great job of convincing the referees better than anybody in the league that he's getting hit." pic.twitter.com/2C8qgz2Z6k

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) March 5, 2026

Brunson would have been more likely to get that call if he didn't flop on the floor 100 times per game.

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Brunson would have been more likely to get that call if he didn't flop on the floor 100 times per game.

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While true... we've all see SGA play.

This is a flop pic.twitter.com/uA53YM6ovp

— will jones ⚒️ (@Will_d_jones) March 5, 2026

But even without Brunson's flopping, SGA went directly through his chest.

In all seriousness, arguing about fouls and foul narratives is very uninteresting to me. So I don't usually respond to your Thunder-related posts on here. There's 100 calls made every game, most of them are proper calls that we don't talk about. Inevitably the refs miss a few.

Rooting interest is the most accurate predictor of whether fans see a marginal call as a bad call or a proper call. Twitter algos are loaded with confirmation bias that can lead fans to think certain teams are receiving an epidemic of favorable or unfavorable calls. My feed looks very different than yours. And that's ok.

For every SGA flail, I can post a Jokic flail. Or a Brunson flop. Or a Lebron flop. For every "dirty" Lu play, I can post 10 other dirty plays around the league. It's all very boring to me and something I have zero interest in arguing about. Granted a six month regular season is alot of time to kill haha.

The Thunder are in the spotlight right now and I totally get it. They're on top. Alot of fans don't like them. They stole (and ate) alot of cake last year. Opposing players/coaches use officiating as an attack vector against them. As well they should. It's a competition.

Chris Finch or Mike Brown voicing an opinion doesn't prove or disprove a narrative. They're professionals doing a job of trying to give their teams the best chance to win.

To me, basketball is much more fun to observe through the lens of matchups and strategy. As frustrating as it's been to watch OKC at times this year, I've enjoyed watching them patch it together personnel-wise. It's forced them to make a few strategic pivots that I think will be helpful for them in the playoffs.

They've made their money the last few years on dominating turnovers and points off turnovers. Those margins have slipped this year and the league as a whole has 1) wised up and 2) gotten better (going b2b is very difficult in today's NBA). It's made it harder to justify playing guys who excel in forcing turnovers at the expense of guys who can create/score/shoot. I think/hope we see more of McCain/Ajay/Joe down the stretch, even if it means fewer minutes for Cason, Dort and Caruso.

I watched most of the game last night. To me the most interesting things were:

1) The Thunder/SGA trying to figure out how to move the ball in crunch time when SGA is getting doubled. Obviously this is something they will face in the playoffs. Losing Lu next year will be such an addition by subtraction in this department. It's so frustrating to watch defenses leave him, the ball rotates to him, someone closes out on him, then he tries to drive and kick (which he SUCKS at). It's the classic fan experience of "Lu, no, no, no, no" --> turnover lol. Daig is insistent on him being in the closing five though. Whatever.

2) Hartenstein might be out again. If he's not right in the playoffs, the Thunder aren't going to win the title. IMO the Thunder can win a title without Jdub, but they can't win without Hartenstein. They need his beef and paint presence.

TOO CLEAN 🧼 https://t.co/1n6IuuKQlk pic.twitter.com/oY5vsNH10j

— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) March 6, 2026

Trae is back for Washington... as they lose to the Jazz.

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Phoenix Suns' Dillon Brooks was arrested for DUI in Scottsdale.

Details: https://t.co/7T3hlRFggy pic.twitter.com/WZ6yyaAEUR

— TMZ (@TMZ) March 6, 2026

LaMelo had him lost 🌎 pic.twitter.com/INW6pJOZSq

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 7, 2026

Ben Simmons has been more available than Joel Embiid in the last 2 years pic.twitter.com/OsXKm6THuQ

— Onyx (@OnyxOdds) March 8, 2026

Marcus Smart broke Doris Burke’s mic 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/bDKfevi16b

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) March 8, 2026

Greatest thing Marcus Smart has done in his career.

The Rockets have no chance this year - and it’s because Alperen Sengun’s defense pic.twitter.com/pCRkw08gTw

— MD (@mike_daddino) March 9, 2026

For the 2nd time in 10 days, Lu Dort commits a flagrant foul on the former MVP. pic.twitter.com/3wRRm0I1gd

— NBA on NBC and Peacock (@NBAonNBC) March 10, 2026

Dort can't help himself.

Not exactly a highlight but WTF were the Hawks thinking?

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48156644/nba-cancels-atlanta-hawks-planned-magic-city-tribute-night

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Not exactly a highlight but WTF were the Hawks thinking?

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48156644/nba-cancels-atlanta-hawks-planned-magic-city-tribute-night

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The owner's wife is producing a documentary about Magic City, as pointed out in the article.

The end of the OKC Thunder was just wild.

Dort Flagrant by hitting Jokic in the face for no apparent reason.

Then fast forward to the end and SGA hits a step back three to go up four, Jokic returns the favor with a clutch three and JWill is dumb enough to offball foul during the shot, making it a 4-pt play. Then SGA nails ANOTHER three to end it.

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Not exactly a highlight but WTF were the Hawks thinking?

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48156644/nba-cancels-atlanta-hawks-planned-magic-city-tribute-night

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The owner's wife is producing a documentary about Magic City, as pointed out in the article.

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Yeah, I read it. I get it. Pro players enjoy spending their money at strip clubs. But a NBA team celebrating a strip club as a theme night?! In what way is that a good idea?

Bam Adebayo dropped 83 pts on the Wizards tonight. It's the second most points scored after Wilt. Not a fan of Kobe so I'm glad he got bumped down to third.

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Bam Adebayo dropped 83 pts on the Wizards tonight. It's the second most points scored after Wilt. Not a fan of Kobe so I'm glad he got bumped down to third.

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yeah, that damn Kobe, what a charmed life.

Show me a time when SGA shot 43 free throws in a game. I'll wait! (JK)

In all seriousness, my last post wasn't intended to be combative or passive aggressive. I'm genuinely sorry you took it that way. I'm too old to go hard on Texags these days. It kind of brings me back. I used to have a work/life that allowed for some time to get in here and mix it up a bit. Not so much anymore (hence the long delay in my response here ha).

The thing is, I don't disagree with a number of the points you made in your posts. I think we probably agree more than we disagree on Lu specifically. I agree that my pointing out that "others do it too" doesn't absolve him. It sometimes feels like he gets more attention for his bad behavior than others, but YOU have never made that argument. You've been plenty fair about calling out numerous guys around the league for their bad behavior.

To the extent there were Thunder echo chamber fans on X defending his Jokic trip or elbow to the face the other night, I disagree with those fans. Lu needs to be careful and clean his sh*t up a bit. Like I said in my previous post, I know he's very instrumental to the "culture" of the Thunder, but in many ways, I think him leaving will be an addition by subtraction.

There's probably some aspects of SGA and the "Thunder brand" of basketball specifically that we can agree to disagree on. I'm aware that they're subject to some criticism but there's also alot of former players/analysts who laud/celebrate the way they play. To each their own I suppose.

My main point with SGA is just that it seems like every few games there's a perfect storm play where he tries to bait, the defender plays good defense, but SGA still gets the call. And sometimes it seems like those plays overshadow the other 99.9% body of his work. He's been sooooo good this year.

Your counter to that is probably more like "yea, he's awesome and doesn't need to foul bait to be awesome". Fair enough. The new-age on-ball defender chess game can be annoying sometimes, but I also think the refs get it right much more often than it seems.

Anyways, I'm happy for you and your Spurs. I did not think the Thunder would have to grind this hard down the stretch to maintain the 1 seed. Spurs are coming and ahead of schedule. Hopefully we get the first of many Spurs-Thunder WCF this year. If the Spurs win, I'll gladly come back on here and say congrats.

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I haven't watched the replays, but X is crazy on that. Definitely an absurd number.

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In all seriousness, my last post wasn't intended to be combative or passive aggressive. I'm genuinely sorry you took it that way.

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Oh, I dont think that post was either, but you definitely had some passive-aggressive posts earlier when I called out SGA/Dort. It's all good. You're a good dude and this is all fun.

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The thing is, I don't disagree with a number of the points you made in your posts. I think we probably agree more than we disagree on Lu specifically. I agree that my pointing out that "others do it too" doesn't absolve him. It sometimes feels like he gets more attention for his bad behavior than others, but YOU have never made that argument. You've been plenty fair about calling out numerous guys around the league for their bad behavior.

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I just want good basketball. I don't want Dort or Brooks or Green or anyone else to cheap shot and injure people. I'm good with hard fouls, but things like that aren't really hard fouls, they are cheap fouls. It's funny Dort admits he is wrong in doing it, too. You don't see guys like Dillon Brooks doing that.

I don't have a problem with hard fouls. People get mad at Caruso, Wallace, etc for playing physical and hacking but that doesn't bother me beyond the theory of "we can foul every time and we know they won't call them all." Just hacking hard/fouling hard is fine and part of the gamesmanship.

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Like I said in my previous post, I know he's very instrumental to the "culture" of the Thunder, but in many ways, I think him leaving will be an addition by subtraction.

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This off-season is going to be crazy interesting to me. Dort, iHart, and a bunch of other guys may be on the chopping block because the luxury tax is going to be like $250M if they dont make major moves (plus salary pushing close to half a billion.) But those guys are needed and key parts of the machine. OKC has a ton of depth obviously plus multiple picks this year, so it will be interesting to see what the owners are willing to pay and how Presti gets there.

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There's probably some aspects of SGA and the "Thunder brand" of basketball specifically that we can agree to disagree on. I'm aware that they're subject to some criticism but there's also alot of former players/analysts who laud/celebrate the way they play. To each their own I suppose.

My main point with SGA is just that it seems like every few games there's a perfect storm play where he tries to bait, the defender plays good defense, but SGA still gets the call. And sometimes it seems like those plays overshadow the other 99.9% body of his work. He's been sooooo good this year.

Your counter to that is probably more like "yea, he's awesome and doesn't need to foul bait to be awesome". Fair enough.

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That's exactly it. The two threes to ice Denver is a perfect example. You could argue the first was a push off just like Jordan in 98, but that's rarely called, especially with the game on the line, and especially when there is not full extension (there doesn't need to be full extension by the rules.) Just fantastic play by one of the most skilled players in the league. That's what people want to see.

Most of SGA is just incredible skill like that. But his flopping and baiting takes away from it and that is what people remember. Those antics are why he isn't liked outside OKC. If he cut that out of his game, he is still a MVP player and there wouldn't be any noticeable decline in performance. I don't get why he uses it as a crutch when he can run.

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Anyways, I'm happy for you and your Spurs. I did not think the Thunder would have to grind this hard down the stretch to maintain the 1 seed. Spurs are coming and ahead of schedule. Hopefully we get the first of many Spurs-Thunder WCF this year. If the Spurs win, I'll gladly come back on here and say congrats.

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OKC still has to be the favorite and I might even put the Celtics as #2. Spurs are playing with house money at this point. They were predicted to be at 41 wins and 7% chance of playoffs by ESPN in the pre-season and they are on track for 61 wins. How they do in the playoffs will depend on the playoff seeding, I think Minnesota or OKC could knock the Spurs out, and Denver has Jokic and some depth, but I think their defense can be exploited. I think Spurs could be anywhere from a 2nd round exit to Cinderella run. But if I was a betting man, my money would be on OKC.