Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Injury Update: Should Oklahoma City Thunder Fans Be Concerned?

The Pelicans, on the other hand, were led by CJ McCollum’s 20-point performance on 56 percent shooting from the field. Jonas Valunciunas contributed a double-double of 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Naji Marshal made 16 points from the bench.

Without Zion Williamson in the lineup, the Pelicans were unable to respond to OKC’s offense, a system that has revolved around Gilgeous-Alexander all season long. Add talented pieces in Holmgren and Williams to the mix and New Orleans got schooled by the NBA’s second youngest lineup in four games.

Oklahoma City Thunder Head Coach Mark Daigneault Releases Injury Update on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

At some point during the first quarter, SGA backed down after attempting a three-point shot, which led to the MVP candidate tweaking his ankle in the process. And even though he limped for a bit, the Thunder star managed to finish the game.

After the match, head coach Mark Daigneault faced the media and explained how the OKC guard is doing. In a video shared by Brandon Rahbar on X:

The Thunder are set to face the winner of the Los Angeles Clippers-Dallas Mavericks series, a showdown which is now tied to two games per team. Since they completed a sweep against NOLA, Gilgeous-Alexander will get a couple of days to heal up and return to a 100 percent before starting the next round.

It remains to be seen how the OKC point guard will perform once they face either the Clippers or the Luka Doncic-led Mavericks. What’s certain, though, is that Gilgeous-Alexander is the most important piece in Oklahoma City’s lineup and all their championship plans fail if he goes down with an injury.