Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander takes major shot at Lakers over officiating complaints originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Los Angeles Lakers were fed up with the officials in Game 2 of their series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers now find themselves down two games in the series.
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Lakers head coach JJ Redick was quick to voice his frustrations following the contest. Redick feels as if Shai Gilgeous-Alexander receives a helping hand on some foul calls.
However, Redick was not the only Laker with issues regarding the officiating in the game. At the end of the contest, Austin Reaves gathered with the referees at midcourt alongside the rest of his teammates.
“The Lakers were furious with the officiating during their Game 2 loss to the Thunder on Thursday night, and they let them hear about it. After L.A. lost 125-107 to fall behind 2-0 in their Western Conference semifinal series, guard Austin Reaves got in the faces of the officials and gave them a long lecture. The rest of his teammates were gathered around, and LeBron James could be seen nodding along with his teammate,” SI’s Ryan Phillips wrote.
The Thunder do not feel they receive any sort of favoritism when it comes to foul calls. Gilgeous-Alexander was in good spirits after the game and was heard making a comment about the Lakers meeting with officials at midcourt.
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“Do we get to meet (too)?” Gilgeous-Alexander could be heard joking nearby.
Of course, Gilgeous-Alexander was simply poking the bear, but in a sense, he was also calling out the Lakers for something that is not typically seen. The Thunder got the job done in controlling the series at home, heading to Los Angeles without a loss.
Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder believe they have rattled the Lakers with their focus on officiating. There is no sense of pressure from Oklahoma City right now, which is why Gilgeous-Alexander has no issue taking subtle jabs at Los Angeles.
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