Midway through the 2025-26 NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are dealing with a number of injuries. In addition to Nikola Topic and Thomas Sorber, who have yet to make their regular-season debuts for OKC, multiple rotation players have missed the team's last few games.
OKC walked into Tuesday’s matchup against the Pelicans with a bad case of the injury bug and desperately needed players to step up to avoid its third straight loss. The usual stars made sure they did everything they could to make a difference as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points, followed by Chet Holmgren, who scored 20.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren made a heartfelt statement regarding the killings by ICE agents in his hometown of Minneapolis before facing the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday.
It wasn’t the prettiest masterpiece the Paycom Center has ever seen, but given the circumstances, the Oklahoma City Thunder will frame it and hang it on the wall just the same.
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 104-95 home win against the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday was marred by a late-game skirmish between Luguentz Dort and Jeremiah Fears, who had to be separated in the final seconds of the game when the former shoved the latter during a loose ball.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
OKLAHOMA CITY — After Mark Daigneault’s instant reaction to Lu Dort and Jeremiah Fears’ scuffle at the end of Tuesday’s 104-95 win against the New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander revealed his take on the matter.
The Thunder beat the Pelicans 104-95 tonight in a scrappy win at the Paycom Center in Oklahoma. Two brawls broke out in the last two minutes of the game as the Thunder pulled away down the stretch.
Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein may not be seeing action due to an issue with his calf, but his heart is surely still in the right place.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 104-95 home win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday to snap a two-game losing streak.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ahead of facing the New Orleans Pelicans, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault was hit with a hard-hitting question about the tragic shootings in Minneapolis ahead of traveling to face the Minnesota Timberwolves.
For the second season in a row, Oklahoma City is doing a little bit of campaigning for a budding All-Star. Last season, it was Jalen Williams who got the nod — and rightfully so.
The league-leading Oklahoma City Thunder enter Tuesday night's game against the New Orleans Pelicans on a two-game losing streak. It hasn't happened wildly often the past one and a half seasons that the team enters a contest in a two-game draught, but it's definitely happened, and especially as of late for this Thunder team.
The shorthanded Oklahoma City Thunder, coming off a rare two consecutive losses at the Paycom Center, will look to bounce back, and Chet Holmgren needs to be a big part of that.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are 37-10 and atop the Western Conference. They’ve also lost to the Pacers and Raptors recently, and the injury report is getting longer.
Even though the Oklahoma City Thunder are facing some challenges, with two starters out and several other rotational players injured, Mark Daigneault views it as a positive.
Immanuel Quickly scored 23 points, including a pair of critical 3-pointers in the final two minutes, to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 103-101 road win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
The Oklahoma City Thunder own the league’s best record at 37-9, but mounting injuries threaten to undermine their championship positioning. As they prepare to face the Toronto Raptors, who have won three consecutive games, Oklahoma City’s depth faces its sternest examination yet.
After starting their four-game road trip quite healthy, OKC’s injuries have now piled up, and it may affect their games in the coming weeks. It hasn’t been an easy year for the Thunder, who have started the year without Jalen Williams and missed some rotational players.
Without a doubt, the Thunder are favored to claim back-to-back championships. That’s not a given, but at 36-8, it’s hard to pick anyone else. The key, of course, is good health.
Behind 30 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and 28 from Chet Holmgren, the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-8) flexed its muscle in a 136-104 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers (24-20).
Thunder forward Jalen Williams suffered a right leg injury during Saturday’s loss at Miami, writes Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman (subscription required).