Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gives opinion on Thunder's special whistle narrative

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander clapped back at the media narratives that the OKC Thunder has an unique whistle in their games. On Friday, the Thunder faced a 112-107 defeat to the Timberwolves in a regular-season game.

The Timberwolves had more fouls called in their favor as they visited the charity line 47 times compared to the Thunder's 30. After the defeat, SGA attended a post game conference, where Justin Martinez from "The Oklahoman" questioned the Thunder star for his thoughts on the special whistle media narratives on a day where the records tell an opposite story.

"I don’t care, not one bit. I can’t control how the refs blow the whistle ever. I’ve never been able to. Never been a ref. All I can do is play basketball, and that’s all I focus on. Try to win games and win championships," SGA said.

The Thunder (25-3) have been on amazing run as defending champions. They top the Western Conference standings and have been one of the favorites to secure the championship this season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is also on a quest to repeat his MVP season. The reigning MVP is averaging 32.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game on 55.4% shooting. He is in second place in NBA.com's MVP ladder for this week.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander breaks down what went wrong against the Timberwolves

Earlier in the postgame interview, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was questioned for his opinion on what went wrong in the final quarter of the game. The Thunder star noted the few mistakes his side committed in the fourth.

"Fouling, rebounding, and then I got blocked and stripped late in the game," he said. "I think like the whole second half, we could have done a better job at rebounding. Giving a team like that extra possessions doesn't help at all. We were doing a good job on the first shot offense, especially when the game is being called that way."

Oklahoma City were equally matched against Minnesota for the first three quarters, but a few mistakes in the last quarter led to them facing their third defeat of the season. The Timberwolves ended the fourth quarter 29-22 lead.

The Thunder will face the Memphis Grizzlies at home on Monday as their next opponents.