The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder made short work of the eighth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. And after a dominant regular season, the Thunder cruised to a 4-0 series sweep,

Through Round 1, Williams passed every test with flying colors. This is the version the Thunder will need for the rest of the playoffs. When Gilgeous-Alexander struggled, his All-Star teammate picked up the slack and won his bench lineups against the Grizzlies. Just fantastic all around.

It was then that Adam Silver should have intervened. Such ridiculousness shouldn’t fly in an NBA playoff game. The referees should’ve waved the game off. The league should’ve called the series then and there. The Grizzlies were down without a whimper, and the Thunder kept throwing haymakers.