Clemente Almanza: Jaden McDaniels: “We just gotta stop fouling. We’re being a little bit too physical. We gotta switch our gameplan of how the refs are calling the game… Just expect things to happen. He’s gonna get calls and the refs aren’t always gonna be on our side.”
Source: x.com
Source: x.com
What’s the buzz on Twitter?

Dave McMenamin @mcten
Jaden McDaniels goes to the bench with his 4th foul with 8:42 to go in the 3rd Q. NAW comes in for him, who is shooting 1-for-8 so far. – 10:08 PM
Jaden McDaniels goes to the bench with his 4th foul with 8:42 to go in the 3rd Q. NAW comes in for him, who is shooting 1-for-8 so far. – 10:08 PM


Dave McMenamin @mcten
With that Jaden McDaniels blocked shot, SGA is now 2-for-13 to start Game 1. – 9:43 PM
With that Jaden McDaniels blocked shot, SGA is now 2-for-13 to start Game 1. – 9:43 PM

Vincent Goodwill @VinceGoodwill
Jaden McDaniels, give me 7 games of him guarding SGA… no help, just man on man – 9:34 PM
Jaden McDaniels, give me 7 games of him guarding SGA… no help, just man on man – 9:34 PM

Rylan Stiles @Rylan_Stiles
Big time bucket by Jaden McDaniels to get things going for Minnesota. Thunder turn it over on their first possession. McDaniels has a personal 5-0 run. – 8:45 PM
Big time bucket by Jaden McDaniels to get things going for Minnesota. Thunder turn it over on their first possession. McDaniels has a personal 5-0 run. – 8:45 PM
More on this storyline
Clemente Almanza: Jaden McDaniels on fouls: “We expected it. Myself just knowing coming in, he gets calls. Not everything is going to go our way. Nothing we can do about it. Just gotta keep playing.” -via x.com / May 21, 2025
Dave McMenamin: Jaden McDaniels said the Thunder’s 17-2 run in the 3rd Q of Game 1 wasn’t just caused by OKC applying pressure, but by MIN letting their foot off the gas at the same time. He said the lesson learned is still playing hard until the final buzzer – “you don’t know what can happen” pic.x.com/SvyNUy3e96 -via Twitter @mcten / May 21, 2025
Jaden got his third and fourth fouls early in the third quarter. Did his absence affect you? Anthony Edwards: Yeah. Hell yeah. He’s the best defender we got. They usually put the five on him, and we play through him in the pocket. He’s aggressive and makes the right play over and over. Not having him hurts. -via YouTube / May 21, 2025