Thunder vice president of broadcasting Dan Mahoney told Fred Katz of The Norman Transcript that when play-by-play announcer Brian Davis used the phrase "out of his cotton-picking mind" when referencing Russell Westbrook, it was "offensive and inappropriate."
In the second quarter of Oklahoma City's 137-123 win over the Grizzlies Wednesday, Davis used the phrase after Westbrook assisted a Terrence Ferguson three-pointer that pushed the team's lead to 15 points. Westbrook had collected five rebounds and another assist in a two-and-a-half minute span after coming off the bench prior to the play, and for the game, he had already tallied nine rebounds, eight assists and two steals in about 12 minutes of action.