Instant Replay: Oklahoma City Uses Dirty Tricks Against Timberwolves
Mar 4, 2022, 8:15 PM
PORTLAND, OREGON - JANUARY 25: Jordan McLaughlin #6 of the Minnesota Timberwolves warms up before the game against the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center on January 25, 2022 in Portland, Oregon. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Timberwolves ran into a pair of extra defenders on a fast break against Oklahoma City as two ball boys found themselves involved in the action.
The Thunder hosted Minnesota in Oklahoma City on Friday, March 4.
With the Thunder trailing 99-83 late in the third quarter, guard Jordan McLaughlin picked off a Thunder pass near mid-court and found himself without an OKC defender between him and the basket.
Jazz going to have their hands full with the @okcthunder cleaning crew on Sunday night. pic.twitter.com/7Cq1hXlkt5
— Ben Anderson (@BensHoops) March 5, 2022
But instead of an open layup, in shades of Stanford-Cal, McLaughlin found two OKC ballboys attempting to clean the floor near the basket.
As the ball boys scrambled to avoid the action, McLaughlin ran into one, forcing a missed layup. DeAngelo Russell followed with a second missed layup before OKC regained possession.
In possibly the strangest development of all, the refs appeared as dumbfounded as anyone considering there was no whistle on the play.
