Turns out, George Kittle had a good reason for cheering on the Thunder in Oklahoma City on Monday night.
Shortly after the 49ers tight end — who’s been a passionate Golden State Warriors fan since arriving in San Francisco in 2017 — caught flak for wearing an OKC shirt during Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, he made it clear to several trolls on X he’s not actually a bandwagon supporter.
“I graduated high school from Norman Oklahoma !!” Kittle wrote to one.
“Graduated from Norman Oklahoma so you can chill bruh,” he added in a message to another.
Kittle was seen throughout NBC’s broadcast of the big playoff game going nuts for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and the rest of the Thunder as they took on the Spurs in an epic, double overtime matchup.
At one point during the game, the seven-time Pro Bowler’s antics actually caught the attention of play-by-play man Mike Tirico, who shared a tidbit about Kittle and Spurs star Victor Wembanyama while on-air.
Unfortunately for Kittle, the home team ended up losing in a nail-biter to San Antonio, 122-115.
Game 2 is slated for Wednesday night, though it’s unclear if Kittle has plans to stick around in Oklahoma for the tilt — and the criticism that would no doubt come with another appearance.
