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The Oklahoma City Thunder may have a plethora of picks over the last few seasons, but they also have their long-term building block. Sadly, the team has not been able to see former Wildcat Shai Gilgeous-Alexander play since late March.
He’s been sidelined with a foot injury that is apparently more severe than most originally thought. According to Joe Mussatto of the Oklahoman, Gilgeous-Alexander is dealing with a “significant tear” in his plantar fascia.
“It’s not something that you should really mess around with. If we got aggressive with him, it could compromise him long-term, which makes no sense for us, for a player that is as important to our franchise as he is,” Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said.
COMMENTARY: Mental Fortitude Will be Mark Daigneault s Lasting Achievement From OKC s Season
Dealing with an ever-changing roster, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault s ability to continually get great effort out of his roster this year will serve the franchise for years to come.
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It’s been a trying season on everyone in the Oklahoma City Thunder organization.
Though a necessary step of the rebuild, nobody likes heading into most games with little hope of emerging victorious.
Countless franchises have embarked on drastic steps to start off a rebuild, and many have failed, finding themselves in a hopeless loop at the bottom of the NBA. For the Thunder, the future is still as murky as rain-wrapped storm clouds, but in the short term, the current OKC roster is flashing great residency.
Kings, Thunder focus on development heading into matchup
Field Level Media
04 May 2021, 09:19 GMT+10
The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Sacramento Kings are going to be plenty familiar with each other during the last two weeks of the season.
After not playing each other for the first four months of the season, the Thunder and Kings will meet three times in eight days beginning with Tuesday s meeting in Oklahoma City.
The Kings come into Tuesday s meeting having won two consecutive games and five of their past eight.
It isn t likely to be enough to lift Sacramento into the play-in tournament, as the Kings are in 12th place in the Western Conference and several games out of 10th with eight games remaining.
Tip-Off Time: 7 p.m. CT
Television: Bally Sports Oklahoma
Thunder Status
The Thunder put up a resilient, bounce-back performance on Sunday against the No. 1 team in the Western Conference. After a tough loss to the Pacers on Saturday, the Thunder invoked its zero-and-zero mentality to put up a 48-minute effort on the second night of a back-to-back.
Despite trailing by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter, the Thunder kept its foot on the gas to make it a two-possession game with just seconds to go. Although the Thunder fell short of the full comeback, it was a testament to the resilience and maturity of this young group to remain locked into its game plan and execute down the stretch.
Handing out Game Balls from OKC s 123-120 loss to the Phoenix Suns
Darius Bazley shines again as the Thunder pushed the Western Conference-leading Suns
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May 3, 2021
On the heels of the worst loss in franchise history, the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back agains the Phoenix Suns.
Though they ultimately fell short, the Thunder pushed the best team in the Western Conference to the brink, as
Isaiah Roby missed a 3-point attempt in the final minute of the contest to cut the Suns lead to just a point.
Even more impressive, OKC hung around with Phoenix despite an off night from