‘No clue how he did this’: ‘Remarkable’ Josh Giddey play stuns NBA

Aussie Josh Giddey has rediscovered his hands, giving OKC fans a “remarkable” highlight play that few could deliver but him.

Giddey got the basketball world talking after an epic pass.

Josh Giddey has produced a “remarkable” highlight play, showing off his flashy passing skills in Oklahoma City’s 102-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

In the first quarter of the Thunder’s come-from-behind win, Giddey intercepted a chaos ball on the defensive end of the floor and quickly dished it behind his back all the way down the court to Jalen Williams near the Thunder’s attacking basket.

Talk about having eyes on the back of his head!

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Williams then gave the ball to a cutting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who gave it back to Williams or a two-point layup in a wild sequence.

Though Giddey didn’t register a statistic for the play, he certainly got a lot of credit for his basketball smarts in the moment.

what a remarkable pass from Giddey. pic.twitter.com/tJ0ZVyLdkD

— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) January 21, 2024

I have no clue how Josh Giddey did this pic.twitter.com/NfjhhYPwth

— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) January 21, 2024

So much going on in this sequence… but an SGA steal leads to a backwards Giddey pass then finally a JDub layup. pic.twitter.com/a2cobFrPW6

— Nick Crain (@CrainNBA) January 21, 2024

This pass from Giddey. 😮‍💨 https://t.co/0Pl6rdBHXZ

— Royce Young (@royceyoung) January 21, 2024

Josh Giddey won't get credit for the assist but what a pass.

Behind his back from half court to set up a JDub bucket.

— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) January 21, 2024

A tight contest between the top two ranked sides in the West, OKC charged home with a 28-14 last quarter to run over the top and move into one game behind from the No. 1 seed in the conference.

Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the visitors with 33 points, while Williams chipped in 20.

Giddey had five points on 2-of-8 shooting with eight rebounds and four assists in 24 minutes.

Giddey will try to recapture his form. Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images

While not near the heights of his 20-point haul against Utah earlier in the week, it comes after the police investigation into Giddey’s alleged relationship with an underage girl came to an end.

Speaking to Nine’s Today earlier in the week, Boomer coach Brian Goorjian said the news would “loosen things up a little bit”.

“I heard the news yesterday from a couple friends overseas, and I know he’s excited and relieved,” Goorjian said. “After being there and, being a part of being what went on there.

“I’m sure it’s a relief for everybody I know, and I’m not sure I’m not a lawyer, I don’t know what’s to come, but I know this is a good sign.

“And maybe it’ll loosen things up a little bit so he can move forward.

“I keep saying he’s going to come out the other side on all this. I really believe it. He’s a special kid.

“While I was there, I was incredibly impressed. Actually being in the venue with 17,000 people scream every time that he touched the ball.

“Cat calls in between, you know, it was (tough). I hadn’t been a part of something like that before, and it was unsettling. He just went about his business, but I know that, this is going to help.”

Originally published as ‘No clue how he did this’: ‘Remarkable’ Josh Giddey play stuns NBA