The Oklahoma City Thunder remain shorthanded heading into Thursday's matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves in Minneapolis. But the Thunder will get a significant piece back for the matchup with the return of Isaiah Hartenstein.
A potential Western Conference playoff preview takes center stage Thursday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder (38–10) visit the Minnesota Timberwolves (29–19) at Target Center.
The Oklahoma City Thunder will be thrown into trade rumors until the end of time -– or at least until their abundance of future NBA draft picks dry up somewhere in 2045 –– so when news broke on Wednesday that the Milwaukee Bucks and superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo were ready to split between now and this offseason as the Feb.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Coming off two consecutive losses at home, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder needed a big performance from Chet Holmgren amid a very shorthanded team, as teammates dealing with injuries recover.
Isaiah Hartenstein‘s return for the Thunder is imminent, as the big man is no longer listed on Oklahoma City’s injury report heading into Thursday’s game against the Timberwolves, Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman notes (Twitter link).
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 has had less than ideal injury luck this season, and that’s putting it lightly. It feels like the regular rotation, the core group of players, has hardly spent any time on the court together.
Ajay Mitchell deserves a lot of recognition for what he has done for Oklahoma City. The Thunder currently sit at 37-10, atop the NBA, in large part due to the 2024 second round pick.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Amid injuries to half of head coach Mark Daigneault’s rotation, Oklahoma City Thunder center Jaylin Williams had a career night in Tuesday’s 104-95 win against the New Orleans Pelicans.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).