The Oklahoma City Thunder have given Los Angeles Lakers fans plenty of reasons to be frustrated, but Jalen Williams recently revealed that he had some extra fun watching their reactions during last summer’s NBA playoffs.
Oklahoma City eliminated Los Angeles in a four-game sweep, with Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell emerging as one of the biggest surprises of the series. While the Lakers were trying to figure out how to slow down Oklahoma City’s offense, Mitchell was putting together one impressive performance after another.
Williams, who missed the series because of a hamstring injury, had a front-row seat to the action. However, the Thunder star admitted that watching Lakers fans react to Mitchell’s performances on social media was almost as entertaining as watching the games themselves.
Thunder’s Jalen Williams Loved Watching Lakers Fans React to Ajay Mitchell
During an appearance on The Old Man and the Three, Williams explained why Oklahoma City’s playoff series against Los Angeles was particularly entertaining despite his inability to participate.
“Bro, I don’t wanna say I was happy I was out, but that was a fun series to be out for because every time I would go straight to Twitter,” Williams said, via @OldManAndThree.
Williams also recalled being completely stunned by some of Mitchell’s performances.
“I just remember being on the sideline and yelling, ‘Oh my God,’ for like five minutes,” Williams said.
The funniest part of the situation was that Lakers fans were essentially asking the same question throughout the series: Who is Ajay Mitchell, and why can’t Los Angeles stop him?
Mitchell was hardly the player most people expected to dominate headlines entering the matchup. With Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the Thunder and several established stars attracting attention, Oklahoma City’s young guard was not necessarily at the top of Los Angeles’ scouting concerns…