TOUCH DOWN A FEW MINUTES AGO: Oklahoma city thunder Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander populaly know as SGA Has Been Banned from Basketball Activities by NBA Officials After He Tested Positive for…see more
from a rival team. “We thought he was glitching. I even checked my controller.”
The ban, which officials are calling a “precautionary greatness pause,” is expected to last until league scientists can determine whether SGA’s skills were developed naturally or if he was “engineered in a secret Canadian basketball lab.”
Fans, however, are having none of it.
“He’s not banned — he’s just built different,” tweeted one Thunder supporter, while another fan started the trending hashtag #FreeSGA.
Oklahoma City Thunder officials have released a brief statement in response:
> “We respect the league’s decision to ensure fairness, but we’d also like to point out that Shai has been violating ankles — not rules.”
Rumors are swirling that SGA’s greatness has been affecting global basketball balance, with some international players reportedly “retiring mid-game” after guarding him.