Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will have to watch from the bench for the first time in Oklahoma City's season on Sunday night—leaving the integrity of a 14-game win streak in the hands of his teammates.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have one of the best defenses in the NBA, and potentially one of the best in recent memory. OKC sits atop the NBA in multiple defensive statisitics, including defensive rating and turnover percentage.
Tonight, the Oklahoma City Thunder will face off against the Utah Jazz, more undermanned than they've been all season. Oklahoma City is off to a 22-1 start — one of just four teams to do so all-time — despite dealing with a host of injuries this year.
Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss his first game of the season on Sunday when he sits out versus the host Utah Jazz on Sunday because of left elbow bursitis.
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Despite their 22-1 start, no one has seen the best of the 2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder yet. The Bricktown Ballers have been short-handed all season and remain as such despite their impressive –– and historic –– start to their regular season campaign.
The Thunder enter Sunday night riding a fourteen-game winning streak, but their momentum is suddenly under threat. The team announced that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will miss the Jazz matchup due to elbow bursitis, leaving Oklahoma City without its MVP candidate for the first time during this run.
It took Russell Westbrook until the final days of the offseason to find a team, but the all-time great has been making the most of his opportunity nonetheless.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams revealed he’s not 100% from wrist surgery after Friday’s 132-111 win against the Dallas Mavericks.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams were big parts of the Oklahoma City Thunder's championship run last season. Heading into Sunday's matchup with the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City, Gilgeous-Alexander is playing even better than he did last season, when he won NBA Most Valuable Player honors.
The season of injury adversity continues to roll on for the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Sunday, the Bricktown Ballers put their 14 game winning streak on the line against the Utah Jazz.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are far and away the best team in the Western Conference and the NBA. They are a well-rounded team, but they always hang their hat on their elite defense, which is their biggest strength.
After a shorthanded start to the season, Oklahoma City is finally returning to full strength. Obviously, the lack of healthy players didn’t really hurt the team much, considering they have one single loss a week into December.
Oklahoma City is getting closer to its full form, and that means a reduced role for one of its most important players of the early season. Coming into the 2025-26 campaign, the Thunder had a plethora of injuries and couldn’t manage to find much consistent help as players came in and out of the lineup to begin the season.
Efficiency has been the name of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's career since he stepped on the NBA hardwood. The combination of being such a tough shot maker and elite driver towards the rim is the definition of an efficient basketball player.
The defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder hosted the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. The Thunder defeated the Mavericks 133-111 at the Paycom Center.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are proving they are ready to create a new NBA dynasty. Fresh off winning the championship last season, they look even hungrier and more dominant, currently topping the Western Conference standings with only one loss.
The Cason Wallace DPOY hype is getting more traction after the Thunder guard was named the Western Conference Defensive Player of the Month. Wallace is seeing a bigger spotlight in his games as he continues to put up massive defensive performances in his games.
The Thunder have been one of the toughest home teams in the NBA this season, but NBA agent Rich Paul believes there is more to it than talent and coaching.
Mark Daigneault of the Thunder and J.B. Bickerstaff of the Pistons have been named the NBA’s Coaches of the Month for games played in October and November, the league announced in a press release.
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes is the Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for October/November, while Thunder guard Cason Wallace won the award for the Western Conference, according to an announcement from the NBA (Twitter link).
The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a 20-1 start, and poised to get even better in the years to come. That has the rest of the NBA very worried. The Thunder could own as many as three lottery picks in 2026 as a result of past trades depending on how things go.
Despite missing multiple key players for extended periods of time with injuries in consecutive seasons, the Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a historic 20-1 start.
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