Recently, the Oklahoma City Thunder continued their winning ways with an easy home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. It was a tough afternoon for star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but he still found a way to extend his streak of 20-plus point games with late scores and free throws.
One topic of conversation around the Thunder revolves around SGA’s ability to “foul bite”, a term that Reggie Miller recently took issue with during an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show.
“I don’t understand what ‘fallbaiting’ is. We didn’t say that about [Michael Jordan]And MJ went to the line 10+ times… learn and adapt,” Miller said, according to X, formerly of The Dan Patrick Show on Twitter.
In fact, many historically great players like Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and others made a living at the free throw line and constantly found ways to manipulate the rule book to draw fouls.
While fans may take issue with rules overly punishing defensive players, Gilgeous-Alexander and other master foul drawers should not receive criticism for taking advantage of the rule book and using their skills to draw fouls. It’s fair to say that the reason Gilgeous-Alexander shoots more free throws than most other players is not because he is a more “ethical” player than them.
Meanwhile, the Thunder have resumed their dominance on the NBA scene after a brief hiatus in SGA’s absence, but they will need to continue winning to defeat the San Antonio Spurs, who have won 18 of their last 20 games.
The Thunder will next take the field against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday evening.
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