Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s extreme foul-baiting in win against Nuggets has NBA fans triggered: “SGA is shameless!”

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is this season's MVP front runner after a stellar run.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s extreme foul-baiting in win against Nuggets has NBA fans triggered: “SGA is shameless!”

Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander using foul-baiting

During the MVP race last season, the basketball world saw a 25-year-old Shai Gilgeous-Alexander consistently run in second place. The Oklahoma City Thunder superstar’s play had proved he had arrived when fans were focused on other stars.

Many expected him to at least continue his exploits this season. But so far, he has taken his play up a notch. That has resulted in him sitting comfortably at the top of the MVP race this season while others faltered.

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It was initially Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic who was in the lead, but then he had some off nights around the same time when SGA took off. That changed the perception and the Canadian was firmly in the lead.

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However, in between all this, something from SGA’s play was not escaping fans. They understood that the NBA was spinning a narrative where he became the obvious choice for MVP. But at the same time, fans started labeling the now 26-year-old a stat padding foul baiter.

Even rival coaches voiced their opinions suggesting it was impossible to play near the Thunder superstar. Today, those allegations took a step up. The two top MVP candidates squared off today in a West top 3 clash.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his West leading Oklahoma City Thunder came out on top. But it was not before fans noticed that he was resorting to some plays that forced player to avoid getting close to him. So much so that he scored a game high 40 points to help his team to a win.

Fans tear into league and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Clips of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander‘s foul baiting soon reached social media. Since this is a known topic that runs on the internet, those clips soon went viral as fans started venting out their frustrations. They believe the Thunder superstar is not playing proper basketball.

Therefore, he should not be in the MVP conversation as his play looks like he is seemingly cheating. The way his body moves, initiates contact, but officials are not seeing that part and awarding the superstar free trips to the line. Check out examples of those comments below.

What those fouls do is that they peg the opposition back. If their leading players end up in foul trouble, it impacts their momentum. Fans want the league to step in before this narrative takes over a season when their excitement towards the NBA has been renewed.