Thunder star Alex Caruso shoves camera out of huddle during double overtime loss to Spurs

Alex Caruso and the Oklahoma City Thunder unopen down the cameras amended than they did Victor Wembanyama connected Monday night.

The Thunder mislaid to the San Antonio Spurs, 122-115, successful treble overtime astatine the Paycom Center successful Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals down Wembanyama’s monster game, arsenic helium scored 41 points and hauled successful an astounding 24 rebounds.

The Thunder forced overtime with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s layup with a fewer seconds near successful regulation, tying the crippled astatine 101-101. After regularisation ended, NBC’s camera unit went implicit to the Thunder bench.

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Alex Caruso of the Oklahoma City Thunder reacts aft making a 3-point handbasket against the San Antonio Spurs during the 4th fourth of Game 1 successful the NBA Western Conference Finals astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, connected May 18, 2026. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Caruso, who scored a team-high 31 points successful the loss, reached retired and shoved the camera retired of the huddle. After Caruso shoved the camera away, different subordinate of the Thunder gave the camera the backmost of his hand, blocking immoderate presumption of the huddle.

Caruso, 32, averaged conscionable 6.2 points per crippled during the regular season, but drained 8 of his 14 3-point attempts en way to a playoff vocation high. However, his standout show was not capable to flooded Wembanyama’s unthinkable performance.

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Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs reacts during the 2nd 4th against the Oklahoma City Thunder successful Game One of the NBA Western Conference Finals astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma City connected May 18, 2026. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)

Wembanyama joined Wilt Chamberlain arsenic the lone players to grounds much than 40 points and much than 20 rebounds successful their league finals debut. He besides joined David Robinson arsenic the lone players successful Spurs past to grounds much than 40 points and 20 rebounds successful a playoff game.

Spurs guards Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper besides had double-doubles successful the win. Castle had 17 points and 11 assists, portion Harper had 24 points and 11 rebounds.

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San Antonio Spurs guardant Victor Wembanyama reacts during the archetypal fractional of Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder successful Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, connected May 18, 2026. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)

Wembanyama, Castle and Harper became the archetypal teammate trio successful NBA past aged 22 oregon younger to grounds a double-double successful a playoff game.

Caruso and the Thunder volition look to get backmost connected way and dilatory down the Spurs successful Game 2 connected Wednesday astatine 8:30 p.m. ET.

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