Russell Westbrook came barreling toward him, and Semaj Christon leapt.
It was a late afternoon in April; Westbrook had just beaten the buzzer and the Nuggets with deep 3-pointer in Denver, and he was a celebration-seeking missile. Christion nearly matched his elation — if not his elevation — on a flying chest-bump.
It was a signature moment in the Thunder's season, and rare proof that Christon could veer off his even keel.
“I mean, I get excited sometimes,” Christon said after the season. “I don't know. I feel like I do (get) excited, just not like everybody else.