WE’LL CRUSH THEIR FEAR WITH OKC PRIDE!’: Pacers’ Shady Plan to Sabotage Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Game 7 Prep with Fake Injury Rumors Backfires as Thunder Rally for Title Glory! ⚡
‘WE’LL CRUSH THEIR FEAR WITH OKC PRIDE!’: Pacers’ Shady Plan to Sabotage Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Game 7 Prep with Fake Injury Rumors BACKFIRES as Thunder Rally for Title Glory! ⚡
By CourtSide Chaos | June 20, 2025
In a jaw-dropping twist that could only happen in the most dramatic corners of the NBA multiverse, the Indiana Pacers tried to pull a fast one ahead of Game 7 of the NBA Finals — and ended up getting smoked by a tidal wave of OKC pride, Shai fire, and Chet-blocking vengeance.
Let’s break it down, because this story is so wild, it sounds like something Adam Silver might’ve vetoed in the script room.
The Sabotage: Pacers Push Phony Injury Rumors
With the Finals tied 3–3, tension between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder was already thicker than a Luka Doncic step-back. But just hours before the all-or-nothing Game 7, whispers started spreading like wildfire on social media:
“Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dealing with a knee issue — unlikely to play 100% tonight.”
“Sources say SGA skipped shootaround and is limping slightly. Thunder in trouble.”
Except… none of it was true. Like, not even a little.
Shai was not only walking just fine — he was floating. The man had just dropped 32-8-6 in Game 6 with the calm fury of a samurai in size 14 Kobes.
So where did the rumors come from?
Sources say the Pacers’ camp may have “leaked” the injury reports in an attempt to throw off the Thunder’s rhythm, stir fan panic, and maybe — just maybe — get in Shai’s head.
Instead, they poked a bear. A polite, Canadian, deadly basketball bear.
OKC LOCKS IN: “We’ll Crush Their Fear With Pride”
The Thunder’s response? Unified rage and locker room war cries that could make a bald eagle salute.
Chet Holmgren, in his Game 7 pregame interview, put it bluntly:
“They think fear will rattle us? Nah. We’ll crush their fear with OKC pride. We heard the noise — now watch us answer it.”
Meanwhile, Coach Mark Daigneault reportedly ditched his clipboard and walked into the locker room holding up an iPad showing all the fake tweets, looked at the team, and said:
“If they’ve got to lie to beat us… we’ve already won.”
Mic drop. Then Thunderstorm.
Game 7: The Thunder Clap Heard Around the World
Tip-off hit like a shot of espresso straight to the soul.
From the jump, Shai looked like he was on a personal mission to avenge every fake headline ever written. Whether it was spinning mid-air floaters, cold-blooded threes, or the fourth-quarter stare-down after an and-one, Shai was surgical.
Final stat line?
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 36 points, 9 assists, 2 steals, and one extremely public clapback.
After hitting a dagger with 1:14 left, he looked straight at the Pacers’ bench and mouthed:
“My knee’s just fine.”
Somewhere, an entire fake news team fainted.
Meanwhile, Josh Giddey and Chet Holmgren combined for 41 points, 22 rebounds, and approximately 147 hustle plays that made every OKC fan scream “LET’S GO!” from their couches and/or parking lot watch parties.
The Thunder stormed to a 114–103 victory — claiming their first NBA Championship since relocating to Oklahoma City and cementing themselves as the youngest title team in decades.
Pacers Wipeout: A Plan Gone Horribly Wrong
The Pacers? Let’s just say the postgame looked like a live-action version of the “this is fine” dog meme.
Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton did his best to rally the squad, but after the final buzzer, their energy looked less “next year’s ours” and more “did we really just lose after pulling a Scooby-Doo villain move?”
Twitter wasted no time.
@NBAHotTakes: “Pacers really thought playing mind games would work on Shai. Buddy he plays in OKLAHOMA. Man’s been forged in mental steel.”
@ThunderFaithful23: “You mess with the Shai, you get the CLAPBACK. #OKCChamps”
Legacy, Loyalty, and Thunder Forever
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