Fact check: Josh Giddey did not pass comment about watching March Madness over NBA

The Oklahoma City Thunder's young shooting guard Josh Giddey has been in the news for an interesting reason. The 21-year-old is often regarded as one of the most highly-rated young players currently playing in the competition.

A post on social media platform X — previously known as Twitter — claimed that Giddey has stated that he would rather watch March Madness than the NBA.

That post went viral and fans passed different remarks about it. However, upon checking, it became clear that the post was shared from a parody account and that Giddey had never said anything like that.

The Melbourne-born is having a more than decent time for the Thunder this season where he is contributing 11.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. In his most recent outing against the Milwaukee Bucks, he registered 19 points to go with nine rebounds and eight assists.

His most impressive outing this season came in the match against the Toronto Raptors back in February where he registered 24 points to go with six rebounds and six assists.

The Thunder are going through an impressive campaign where they are placed in the second position in the Western Conference with 49 wins and just 21 defeats.