By Paris Lawson | Digital Content Reporter | mailbag@okcthunder.com
For once, someone on the floor had a name on the back of their jersey that took up as much real estate as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s.
It was his cousin, Pelican rookie point guard, Nickeil Alexander-Walker. If the names on the jerseys didn’t give the relation away, their similar build, high-top hairstyles and bright red shoes of choice would have done the trick.
For the first time as NBA players, Alexander-Walker and Gilgeous-Alexander faced off against each other on Saturday when the Thunder took on the Pelicans in Chesapeake Energy Arena.