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Spurs fan hilariously mocks Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with ‘Best Flopper’ trophy at Game 4

Nypost · · 333 words · By Andrew Crane
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12 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder sit six wins from the Larry O’Brien Trophy and a second consecutive championship”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
The claim states the Thunder are pursuing a 'second consecutive championship'. However, the provided Wikipedia evidence for the 2025 NBA Finals indicates they defeated the Indiana Pacers, but Bleacher Report notes the franchise's only previous championship was in 1979 (as the Seattle SuperSonics). They have not won consecutive championships.
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web search NEUTRAL — The best-of-seven series ended with the Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers in seven ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_NBA_Finals
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 days ago ... The Oklahoma City Thunder franchise originated as the Seattle SuperSonics, who were founded in 1967 and won an NBA championship in 1979. In 2008 ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYfsM0gha0N/
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso were the final pieces of the Thunder's championship roster, playing specific roles to level up Oklahoma ...
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/48827620/nba-playoffs-ok…
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“A woman sitting courtside at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio for Game 4 brought a mini Oscars-esque trophy that said “Best Flopper” on it”
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Multiple independent web sources report that a woman at the Frost Bank Center for Game 4 brought a mini trophy labeled 'Best Flopper'.
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web search NEUTRAL — 14 hours ago ... Let's go San Antonio! Spurs fans, make some noise! OCR. MAKE NOISE Frost Bank Center SPURS. dinocoronado's ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYv3031iesm/
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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago ... A woman sitting courtside at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio for Game 4 brought a mini Oscars-esque trophy that said “Best Flopper” on it, ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/spurs-fan-hilariously-mock…
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web search NEUTRAL — 15 hours ago ... Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the “flopper” chants from San Antonio Spurs fans in Game 3: ... FANS IN GAME 3 OKC 69 SAS 64 Frost Bank Center NBA ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYvsYtdyPnI/
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“Gilgeous-Alexander... even fell right in front of the fan during the opening quarter, according to The Athletic”
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While the 'Best Flopper' trophy is corroborated, the specific detail about SGA falling right in front of that fan in the first quarter is not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence; the evidence for the trophy exists, but the specific interaction is not detailed in the snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 1998 · View the profile of Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ... Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (/ ˈʃeɪ / SHAY; [1] born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.htm…
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“he also encountered “flopper” chants in Game 3”
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Three independent sources confirm that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was subjected to 'flopper' chants during Game 3 of the Western Conference finals at the Frost Bank Center.
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web search NEUTRAL — Flopper!” The chants poured down from San Antonio Spurs fans midway through the third quarter Friday night at Frost Bank Center, moments after Oklahoma City Thunder star Gilgeous-Alexander drew anothe…
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7301974/2026/05/22/spurs-fa…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander heard two syllables echo through Frost Bank Center on Friday night in San Antonio. The home crowd turned Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals into a public verdict on his st…
https://www.sportingnews.com/ca/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder/ne…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was once again subject to “flopper” chants on Friday night.The Thunder won Game 3 over the Spurs, 123–108, to go up 2–1 in the Western Conference finals, and it might’ve been t…
https://www.si.com/nba/shai-gilgeous-alexander-flopper-chant…
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“Gilgeous-Alexander leads all players in scoring this postseason by averaging 28.1 points-per-game”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general profile links (Wikipedia, ESPN, Basketball-Reference) but does not contain the specific scoring average (28.1 ppg) for the current postseason.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ... Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (/ ˈʃeɪ / SHAY; [1] born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 1998 · View the profile of Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.htm…
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“he won his second consecutive MVP award May 17”
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The Wikipedia evidence states he was named the NBA MVP for the 2024–25 season, but it does not state he won a 'second consecutive' award. In fact, it notes he was the second Canadian to win it after Steve Nash, implying he is the first current player to do so, not a repeat winner.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ... Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (/ ˈʃeɪ / SHAY; [1] born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 1998 · View the profile of Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.htm…
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“he earned a fourth consecutive All-Star Game appearance”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that he is a 'four-time NBA All-Star'.
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web search NEUTRAL — He is a four-time NBA All-Star, a three-time All-NBA First Team member, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the 2024–25 NBA season (the second Canadian after Steve Nash). During that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has made at least $117,125,682 playing professional basketball.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 31.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 6.6 assists per game. How many rings does Shai Gi…
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.htm…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama, the centerpieces of the teams competing in a breathtaking Western Conference finals, were both named to the All-NBA First Team on Sunday.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7305814/2026/05/24/all-nba-…
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“averaged 31.3 points per game during the regular season”
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The provided evidence contains general profile links but does not list the specific regular season average of 31.3 points per game (one source mentions 31.1, which contradicts the claim).
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web search NEUTRAL — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ... Shaivonte Aician Gilgeous-Alexander (/ ˈʃeɪ / SHAY; [1] born July 12, 1998), also known by his initials SGA, is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shai_Gilgeous-Alexander
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 1998 · View the profile of Oklahoma City Thunder Guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.
https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4278073/shai-gilgeous-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Checkout the latest stats of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gilgesh01.htm…
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“That helped the Thunder earn the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed entering the tournament”
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No evidence was provided for this claim.
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“The Spurs — behind Victor Wembanyama’s 33 points — crushed the Thunder 103-82 on Sunday in Game 4 to even the series at two games each”
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“Gilgeous-Alexander finishing with 19 points on 6-for-15 shooting from the field”
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“He also went a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line”
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