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OKC Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets Injury Report
Feb 28, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) in action against the Atlanta Hawks in the second quarter at State Farm Arena. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images Brett Davis-Imagn Images

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets are going toe-to-toe in a game that can provide a statement for each side. A bout that, for better or worse, will go a long way in crowning the 2025 NBA MVP.

It is rare that these games that have longed been circled on the NBA calendar live up to the billing but that is exactly what fans have with this tilt as each team submitted clean injury reports for this point in the season.

Oklahoma City Thunder Injury Report

Isaiah Hartenstein — Facial Fracutre: Available

Alex Ducas — G League: OUT

Ajay Mitchell — Toe: OUT

Nikola Topic — ACL: OUT

Denver Nuggets Injury Report

Julian Strawther — Knee: OUT

Aaron Gordon — Ankle: Probable

DaRon Holmes II — Achilles: OUT

Trey Alexander — Available

Peyton Watson — Available

Zeke Nnaji — Available

Vlako Cancar — Available

PJ Hall — Available

These two teams are as healthy as can be for this contest which will be placed under a microscope and picked a part one way or the other post game and all throughout the day Monday. The rare but beautiful thing about this contest is the fact that these two squads get to rerack this matchup on Monday night inside the Paycom Center.

However, on the second night of a back-to-back, the injury report for that game suggests to be less appetizing as this one. it is rare that two elite teams in March get to go toe-to-toe at what should be considered full strength.

This article first appeared on Oklahoma City Thunder on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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