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Anthony Gharib, ESPN
Jalen Williams turned heads with his look Monday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder face the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 4.
Williams arrived in an all-black fit that included leather pants and a shirt. But the real eye-catching element was a black headpiece with three rows across his face. Three stripes also run from his head toward his neck.
JALEN WILLIAMS ARRIVES 😳😳
OKC-NOP | 8:30pm/et on NBA TV pic.twitter.com/mZl3jGOH7e
— NBA (@NBA) April 29, 2024
The outfit looks similar to one a boss in the video game Escape From Tarkov would wear. It also has branding for Adidas, which Williams signed with in 2022.
But Williams could be poking fun at the reaction to his previous outfit, which caught the attention of Charles Barkley. The Thunder forward wore a black hoodie with jewels creating an opening for his face. Barkley’s instant reaction to seeing the look was to yell: “What the hell?!”
“C’mon man … you just can’t wear anything, kids,” Barkley said. “C’mon, kids.”
No matter the outfit, Williams has been able to produce for Oklahoma City this season.
He’s averaging 20.3 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.3 assists in his first playoff run. Williams had 21 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds and 2 steals in Game 3.
Up 3-0, the Thunder can sweep the Pelicans on Monday, gaining their first playoff series win since 2016.