"End this nonsense Ant Man": Fans clown 'corny' Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as he gets revenge for 'whyling' jibe from Nuggets fans

On Sunday, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder squared off against the Denver Nuggets for a final time this postseason. Despite punching their ticket to the conference finals, the superstar guard is facing backlash from fans.

The Thunder came out and made a statement in Game 7, walking out with a 125-93 victory. SGA led the charge for OKC, finishing with a team-high 35 points on 12-for-19 shooting. Now, the Thunder are slated to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves as they look to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals.

Following Game 7, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took to Instagram to highlight his team's latest feat. It featured an array of photos from the series with the caption being "They thought I was whylin when I was smiling.” This remark is in reference to after Game 3, when SGA was seen similing after the Thunder went down 2-1 in the series.

Fans did not take to this positively, calling out the star guard and his team for being corny.

Fans poured into the comment section to let SGA hear it for his social media antics after putting away the Nuggets for good.

Chet Holmgren makes bold Shai Gilgeous-Alexander statement after Game 7 win vs Nuggets

Heading into this Western Conference semifinal matchup, the biggest storyline was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic. The two were neck-and-neck in the MVP race for a second straight year, and now found themselves battling it out in the postseason.

Typically, during the second round is when the league announces the winners for the last of the seasonal awards. While an official MVP winner hasn't been decided yet, Chet Holmgren thinks there's a clear answer.

Like they always do, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder did a group interview for the TV broadcast after their Game 7 win. When it was his turn to speak, Holmgren took the time to crown his teammate MVP.

After being one of the league's best individual talents this season, SGA has maintained his high level of play in the postseason. Across the seven-game series with the Nuggets, he averaged 29.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals. SGA kicked it into high gear when OKC needed him the most, recording 30 or more points in each of the last three games.

While awaiting word if he beat out Jokic for MVP this season, Gilgeous-Alexander will begin preparing for what should be a competitive battle with Anthony Edwards and company.

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Kevin McCormick is a basketball writer at Sportskeeda with over four years of experience in journalism and a bachelor's degree in Sports Management Marketing from Holy Family University.

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