Fans apoplectic over SGA’s clutch offensive offense against Heat
On Saturday night, The Oklahoma City Thunder saw it their five-game winning streak ends with a tough road loss Miami Heat. It was a back-and-forth affair throughout, with Alex Caruso eventually missing a three-point shot at the buzzer to give the Heat a 122-120 win.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was excellent in this contest, but was called for a key offensive foul in the final minute that helped Miami seal the win.
Worst attack mistake ever on SGA? pic.twitter.com/2Ksk7kSRh79
— 🌊 (@MIKEISAINRISTIL) January 18, 2026
After the game, Thunder fan Royce Young measured at foul, writing, “I can’t remember a single time I’ve seen this called an offensive foul,” on X, formerly Twitter.
It should be noted that by the letter of the law, if a player launches into a defender to initiate contact on a rebound, as Gilgeous-Alexander clearly did to Pelle Larson on this play, it is called an offensive foul, and therefore correctly called.
However, this rule isn’t always applied correctly, which may have led to some Thunder fans getting frustrated that it was at such a crucial time in this game.
Gilgeous-Alexander also shoved Larson right before the shooting motion, which went uncalled for, as some fans noted.
Overall, the Thunder are still in a great position ahead of the West, currently sitting at 35-8 after the loss to the Heat. While talk of a record-breaking season is now probably out the window, they still have all of their goals in front of them for the 2025-26 campaign.
He’ll certainly be hoping to hear some good news about star Jaylen Williams, who left the Heat’s contest in the first half with an apparent hamstring injury that he hasn’t been able to return from.
The Thunder will next take the floor on Monday afternoon on the road against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2026-01-18 16:33:00
