Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams made his first appearance at the All-Star Game this year and gave his honest opinion about its new tournament-style format. After Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shared his only gripe about the 2025 All-Star Game, Williams shared his during media availability postgame.

Jalen Williams has a comfortable-in-his-own-skin confidence that helped turn him into an All-Star. Here's the story behind the OKC star's evolution.

That includes Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams, who faced off against Doncic and the Mavericks in the 2024 Western Conference Semifinals. Williams was as surprised as everyone else, noting that he was woken up out of his slumber when everything broke publicly.