and was flexing uncharacteristically (never happened in OKC). He's also been barking and pushing his forehead into Russ (on some feisty MMA weigh-in type antics) - mixed it up w/ 'Melo - and has been trying to physically show-out -- it's just that he's never been Xavier McDaniel so it seems out of character.

But his character has changed - and it's working for him on the court. He is the reigning Finals MVP so I think his aggressiveness is serving him well, but I do think he sometimes looks a bit lost or reaching for identity at times.

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