As talk centers around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being a "free throw merchant," it sure seems like the superstar Oklahoma City Thunder scorer couldn't be any less bothered by the criticism. For one, it's actually everyone else's problem to navigate defending a crafty player who knows how to manipulate the officiating, rather than an obvious loophole Gilgeous-Alexander should stop exploiting simply for the sake of it.
For the other, well, Gilgeous-Alexander just captured this year's MVP award. And no matter what anyone says, no one can ever take this illustrious accomplishment away from him.