Many teams have felt similar to how the Minnesota Timberwolves have guarding Shai Gilgeous Alexander. It feels like the world is against them, as the Thunder ace finds a way to get to the free throw line. In Game 2, his ability didn’t wane. SGA kept frustrating the Wolves. However, Jaden McDaniels had enough of the freshly crowned MVP getting his way in the game. So he took matters into his own hands.
The Wolves forward is an elite defensive talent. But against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he intentionally pushed the OKC talisman to the ground as his team was on the verge of going down 2-0. The shove didn’t change much. It only affected McDaniels as a former referee sided with SGA in the particular incident.
“Well you have to see first what the defender does because a lot of times the defender reaches first and then the offensive player hooks. This situation obviously the defender is frustrated. 16 point ball game, couple of hard fouls already. I think you will see Flagrant penalty 1 because it’s definitely not a basketball play and it’s unneccesary contact,” he added.
The analysis turned out to be spot on. McDaniels was charged with a flagrant for his violent play on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Alongside that, SGA also got some support for the recent tyranny he has been facing from the fans.
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