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Oklahoma City Thunder defender Jared McCain has a colorful characteristic and displays it connected his hands.
McCain, 22, paints his nails successful different colors pinch designs. He has besides built a TikTok pursuing of much than 5 cardinal people, and 2 cardinal followers connected Instagram for his creation videos. Despite nan online dislike he gets, he says he is comfortable doing it.
"The coating of nan nails, nan TikTok (dances) and being capable to do that, I decidedly sewage dislike for it," McCain told Andscape aft nan Thunder’s Game 2 triumph complete nan San Antonio Spurs.
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Jared McCain of nan Oklahoma City Thunder shoots nan shot against nan San Antonio Spurs during nan 2nd 4th of Game One successful nan NBA Western Conference Finals astatine Paycom Center successful Oklahoma City connected May 18, 2026. (Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
"But it wasn’t an in-your-face benignant of point because I started it during COVID. It’s thing I for illustration doing. But hoops has ever been nan main thing, and group effort to deteriorate that and make it astir different things."
McCain credited his parents and family for making him comfortable successful his ain skin.
"I’ve ever been comfortable doing it and comfortable successful my ain skin. I in installments my parents and my family for providing maine that confidence."
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Oklahoma City Thunder defender Jared McCain celebrates aft making a 3-pointer during nan 2nd half of Game 2 successful nan Western Conference finals against nan San Antonio Spurs successful Oklahoma City connected May 20, 2026. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
Whenever McCain posts connected a platform, nan comments are riddled pinch homophobic slurs and hateful remarks. However, nan comments don’t look to shape nan former Duke star.
McCain, who was acquired by nan Thunder successful a midseason waste and acquisition pinch nan Philadelphia 76ers, played a large domiciled successful nan Thunder’s Game 2 win. McCain came disconnected nan chair and played 26 minutes, signaling 12 points, six rebounds and 3 assists successful nan win.
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Oklahoma City Thunder defender Jared McCain shoots a three-pointer during nan 2nd half of Game 2 successful nan Western Conference finals against nan San Antonio Spurs successful Oklahoma City connected May 20, 2026. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
McCain has been a cardinal portion of nan Thunder’s chair since arriving, arsenic he averaged much than 10 points and 2 rebounds a crippled successful 30 regular-season games pinch Oklahoma City.
The Thunder will beryllium relying connected McCain again successful Game 3 to supply a spark disconnected nan chair against the Spurs connected Friday astatine 8:30 p.m. ET.
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