Jalen Williams Videobombs Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ESPN Interview With Major PSA

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams provided a live update on his recovery, video bombing Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderPostgame interview with ESPN. Gilgeous-Alexander had another 30+ point performancehis 10th of the regular season, in a 121-92 win against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Then, Williams video bombed Gilgeous-Alexander’s interview with ESPN’s Malika Andrews.

“ESPN, I’m still playing basketball, I swear,” Williams said.

Williams underwent a second wrist procedure last monthextending his recovery time by another 2 weeks, which puts us within the next few days of a potential new update on his regular season debut. Meanwhile, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s tenth 30+ point performance in twelve tries put seven Thunder players in double figures as Oklahoma City dominated the Lakers for the second night of back-to-back games.

Isaiah Joe led the Thunder bench with 21 points and five assists. Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren each scored 11 points for 22 on 9-of-13 shooting, and Alex Caruso and Usman Dieng each scored 10 points off the bench. Improving to 12-1 on the season, Oklahoma City holds the best record in the NBA.

Mark Daigneault hints at an increased role for the Thunder starters

While second-year Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell has been one of the bigger stories in the defending champions’ dominant start to the 2025-26 campaign, this year’s second-round pick Brooks Barnheiser is thriving. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault discussed the rookie’s development as one of many examples of his younger players stepping up amid Jalen Williams’ All-Star recovery.

Daigneault sees the ideal approach for a novice in Barnhiser.

“The biggest thing he’s done is come in with the right attitude, attitude, work ethic and competitive level — that’s what stands out,” Daigneault said. “Some guys, when they come to the NBA, they have to learn the level of competition that the game demands, and they don’t have to learn that. He has a lot to learn, but that’s not one of the things he has to learn. That was impressive — it was great.”

Barnhizer’s is another example of how quickly a rookie can adapt to the Thunder’s culture. The second-round pick is spending time with Oklahoma City’s G League affiliate Blue and Thunder in the midst of the first month of his NBA career.