Thunder star Jared McCain says he gets hate for painting his nails and doing TikTok dances online

Oklahoma City Thunder defender Jared McCain has a colorful property and displays it connected his hands.

McCain, 22, paints his nails successful antithetic colors with designs. He has besides built a TikTok pursuing of much than 5 cardinal people, and 2 cardinal followers connected Instagram for his creation videos. Despite the online hatred helium gets, helium says helium is comfy doing it.

"The coating of the nails, the TikTok (dances) and being capable to bash that, I decidedly got hatred for it," McCain told Andscape aft the Thunder’s Game 2 triumph implicit the San Antonio Spurs.

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

"But it wasn’t an in-your-face benignant of happening due to the fact that I started it during COVID. It’s thing I similar doing. But hoops has ever been the main thing, and radical effort to deteriorate that and marque it astir different things."

McCain credited his parents and household for making him comfy successful his ain skin.

"I’ve ever been comfy doing it and comfy successful my ain skin. I recognition my parents and my household for providing maine that confidence."

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Oklahoma City Thunder defender Jared McCain celebrates aft making a 3-pointer during the 2nd fractional of Game 2 successful the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs successful Oklahoma City connected May 20, 2026. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

Whenever McCain posts connected a platform, the comments are riddled with homophobic slurs and hateful remarks. However, the comments don’t look to signifier the erstwhile Duke star.

McCain, who was acquired by the Thunder successful a midseason commercialized with the Philadelphia 76ers, played a large relation successful the Thunder’s Game 2 win. McCain came disconnected the seat and played 26 minutes, signaling 12 points, six rebounds and 3 assists successful the win.

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Oklahoma City Thunder defender Jared McCain shoots a three-pointer during the 2nd fractional of Game 2 successful the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs successful Oklahoma City connected May 20, 2026. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

McCain has been a cardinal portion of the Thunder’s seat since arriving, arsenic helium averaged much than 10 points and 2 rebounds a crippled successful 30 regular-season games with Oklahoma City.

The Thunder volition beryllium relying connected McCain again successful Game 3 to supply a spark disconnected the seat against the Spurs connected Friday astatine 8:30 p.m. ET.

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