Everyone is saying the same thing about how the refs treated Lakers in Game 2

The Oklahoma City Thunder entered Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinal matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers looking to take care of business early. Both teams were physical with emotions running high, leading to some questionable calls by the referees.

As expected, OKC wanted to set the tone and take advantage of the home court environment. For the Lakers, there was no celebrity treatment and fans took notice of the inconsistency. Social media lit up with comments about how the game tilted in favor of the Thunder.

Lakers coach JJ Redick even called out the refs in his postgame press conference. "LeBron has the worst whistle of any star player I've ever seen." He went on to say the NBA superstar was clobbered during the game. 

Here are a few of the comments about how the game was played. 

All that damn flopping

— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe) May 8, 2026

OKC games are unwatchable. The refs are even dressed in their colors tn! Brazy

— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) May 8, 2026— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) May 8, 2026— Lakers All Day Everyday (@LADEig) May 8, 2026

This game was stolen from the Lakers. Idc what anyone says. Worst refs I've seen in a long time pic.twitter.com/xZuowGenZv

— NBA Shane (@Shane00) May 8, 2026

LeBron is fed up with the refs favoring Oklahoma City. pic.twitter.com/6TopDhtgUn

— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) May 8, 2026

This is why the we’re heated @Lakers , the calls were horrible by the refs @NBA @ESPNNBA @NBATV #nba pic.twitter.com/waeJCwkMyF

— The Dogefather🌕 (@dogefather_Twit) May 8, 2026

MORE: Thunder vs. Lakers final score, results: Oklahoma City goes up 2-0

Oklahoma City hit the road to Los Angeles. Game 3 will be on Saturday. 

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