The Oklahoma City Thunder will continue to be without three of their best players for a little while longer. They announced injury updates for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell on Thursday.
Gilgeous-Alexander will be re-evaluated in one week. He's dealing with an abdominal strain that's already cost him five games before the NBA All-Star break happened. Mitchell will also be re-evaluated in one week. He's dealing with an abdominal strain and now an ankle sprain that has cost him a month.
Williams will be re-evaluated in two weeks. He's dealing with his second hamstring strain. He sustained last week in the penultimate game before the NBA All-Star break. He re-aggravated the injury and will be out at least three weeks because of it.
Just brutal updates overall. The Thunder will be without the trio against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, Feb. 20; against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, Feb. 22; at the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday, Feb. 24; at the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
Afterward, perhaps Gilgeous-Alexander and Mitchell will return. Meanwhile, the earlier Williams can return will be on Saturday, Mar. 7 against the Golden State Warriors. He's set to miss a minimum of nine games with this second hamstring strain.
We'll see how OKC does in this stretch. At least the All-Star break bought them a week. But suddenly, having the first seed doesn't look as guaranteed as it did a month ago. Injuries continue to plague the Thunder. You just hope they don't translate over to the NBA playoffs.
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