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OKC Players Had Hilarious Gift for Jalen Williams After Career Night vs. Spurs

Surely this is what everyone wants after a big game, no?

Brigid Kennedy

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams on Mar 2, 2025.
Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams on Mar 2, 2025. / Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images
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Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams dropped a career-best 41 points (plus six rebounds and seven assists) vs. the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night, leading his team to a 146–132 victory on the road.

Things got a bit chippy during the third—Jeremy Sochan, Julian Champagnie, Kenrich Williams, and Lu Dort all earned technicals, with Champagnie, Williams, and Dort getting the boot, as well—meaning it was surely a satisfying win once all was said and done.

So in honor of Williams' team-leading performance, his fellow Thunder players blanketed him in sweat towels at the end of the game—a hilarious and possibly foul-smelling tribute, but an acknowledgement of his contribution, nonetheless.

Watch that below:

OKC guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 31 points as well to carry the Thunder to their third straight win.

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Brigid Kennedy is a contributor to the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. Before joining SI in November 2024, she covered political news, sporting news and culture at TheWeek.com before moving to Livingetc, an interior design magazine. She is a graduate of Syracuse University, dual majoring in television, radio and film (from the Newhouse School of Public Communications) and marketing managment (from the Whitman School of Management). Offline, she enjoys going to the movies, reading and watching the Steelers.

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