After reaching the Western Conference Finals, the Oklahoma City Thunder are currently tied with the San Antonio Spurs at 1-1. Yet, the most significant news at the moment does not concern the result. Jalen Williams got injured yet again, and this time around, his return is uncertain.
Josue Pavón of Clutchpoints shared SGA’s postgame comments on X, where Gilgeous-Alexander did not sugarcoat anything. He acknowledged the loss, stood behind his team, and made clear this group has been in this spot before.
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“I don’t know too much right now. Obviously, if we don’t have him, it hurts. I still believe in this team, though. Like you said, we played a bunch of games without him. We won big games without him. I still think we can get the job done. But yeah, losing a guy like that, a guy who played like that, no matter how good your team is otherwise, it hurts a little bit. And also, for him, it’s just like a human being. He’s had a tough year with injuries.”
Such an answer really shows what SGA’s mindset looks like. He is the top player on this team, perhaps the best in the league right now, and yet he is totally calm. If your main player makes such a statement during the Conference Finals, the other guys in the locker room pay attention.
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The reason SGA’s words land the way they do is because of how much Williams has actually been through this season. He missed the first chunk of the year recovering from wrist surgery after playing through a torn ligament during last year’s championship run.
Then his right hamstring went in January against the Heat, costing him 10 games. He came back, strained it again, and missed more time before the playoffs even started.
In the first round against Phoenix, his left hamstring gave out in Game 2. He sat out the next six games, including the entire Lakers series, before returning for Game 1 of this series. That return looked promising. Williams dropped 26 points and seven rebounds across 37 minutes in a double-overtime game, pressing Victor Wembanyama for long stretches without any minutes restriction.
Then Game 2 happened. He logged just seven minutes before heading to the locker room with left hamstring tightness. The Thunder confirmed he would not return, and an MRI is scheduled. Coach Mark Daigneault declined to give a timeline until the results are in.
The series now moves to San Antonio with OKC level at 1-1. A Spurs team that went 4-1 against the Thunder during the regular season is waiting, and Williams’ availability will shape how this thing plays out. OKC has survived without him before, but this is the Conference Finals, and the margin for error is a lot smaller now.
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