After taking part in a dominant title run just last year and a red-hot start to their follow-up 2025-2026 campaign, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder seem to be living rent-free in the heads of opposing teams and rival pundits.
This mental ownage was on full display after Celtics star Jaylen Brown dropped 50 points on the Clippers Friday night, as former NBA fan favorite and current NBC Sports Boston lead analyst Brian Scalabrine decided this to be the perfect time to take a cheap shot at the reigning MVP.
“If Shai lost Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Alex Caruso, would he be doing what Jaylen Brown is?