For years, the biggest knock against this OKC Thunder team has been their supposed reliance on favorable calls from officials. However, a recent finding may just be enough to finally squash these claims once and for all. Since 2022-23, the Thunder have finished in the top-half of the league in free throw attempts just once and, in 2024-25, ranked as low as 26 with 20.4 foul shots per game. Last season, Shai finished fourth in the association in foul shots per game with 9.0 and, throughout his seven seasons with the Thunder, has only placed in the top-three of said category twice. One could argue this is the biggest reason why so many players wind up fouling him.