Alexander peered into the crowd during his stroll off the court and smiled, the only visible set of teeth amid a line of seething Thunder players.  Jeers swelled in his direction. His ears perked up at them,

On Friday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 3 to the Denver Nuggets by a score of 113-104 (in overtime). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds, seven assists and two steals while shooting 7/22 from the field and 1/6 from the three-point range in 45 minutes of playing time.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Thunder’s franchise cornerstone and an MVP finalist, had one of his toughest nights of the postseason. Yet as he walked off the court, cameras captured him smiling, a reaction that left fans puzzled, critics skeptical, and social media buzzing.