Everyone is saying the same thing about how the refs treated Lakers in Game 2
There was a noticeable issue in Oklahoma City.
Everyone is saying the same thing about how the refs treated Lakers in Game 2 originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Oklahoma City Thunder entered Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers looking to take care of business early.
Both teams were physical with emotions running high, leading to some questionable calls by the referees. As expected, OKC wanted to set the tone and take advantage of the home court environment. For the Lakers, there was no celebrity treatment and fans took notice of the inconsistency.
Social media lit up with comments about how the game tilted in favor of the Thunder. Lakers coach JJ Redick even called out the refs in his postgame press conference . "LeBron has the worst whistle of any star player I've ever seen.
" He went on to say the NBA superstar was clobbered during the game. Here are a few of the comments about how the game was played. All that damn flopping — shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) May 8, 2026 OKC games are unwatchable.