Oklahoma City Thunder rookies Jaylen Williams and Jaylin Williams recreated the Spider Man pointing meme when taking photos with the team.
The Oklahoma City Thunder had an eventful NBA Draft night. Not only did they select Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren with the second-overall pick, but they drafted three other players on the night. Two of those players were Santa Clara’s Jalen Williams, who was selected 12th-overall, and Arkansas’ Jaylin Williams, picked in the second-round. Of course, that caused some to point out that both players have similar names.
Both players decided to have fun while taking official photos with the team, as they recreated the popular “pointing Spider-Men” meme.
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Thunder: Jaylen Williams, Jaylin Williams recreate pointing Spider-Men meme
Well done.
At their official press conference, both players were asked their similar names, and Jalen Williams revealed how they would avoid confusion. Jalen said he goes by “J-Dub,” while Jaylin is “Jay-Will.”
Jalen played three seasons with the Santa Clara Broncos basketball program. This past season, Williams started in3 33 games, where he averaged 18.0 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and 1.2 steals while posting a field goal percentage of 51.3.
Jaylin was part of the Arkansas Razorbacks team that made a run all the way to the Elite Eight this past season, and they got their by beating Holmgren’s Bulldogs in the Sweet 16! Arkansas’ run ended after losing 78-69 to the Duke Blue Devils.
Williams averaged 10.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.3 steals, and 1.1 blocks while shooting 46.1-percent through 37 games (35 starts).
Once again, well done for recreating one of the most used memes on the internet.