Jalen Williams stretchered off after lower-leg collapse — SkimNews
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- Jalen Williams was taken off the floor on a stretcher after his lower left leg collapsed awkwardly while he was fouled on a drive with 1:14 left in the fourth quarter of Oklahoma City’s 108-101 win over the LA Clippers.
- Oklahoma City Thunder issued no immediate diagnosis and was scheduled to be briefed Monday morning on Williams’ condition, with coach Mark Daigneault saying, “We’re not doing great.”
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander teared up during his postgame television interview, saying it would be “tough without a player like that” while maintaining that Williams would return “better than ever.”
- Jalen Williams entered Sunday averaging 18 points in his first 250 NBA games and has already been an All-Star, an All-NBA player and a key contributor to Oklahoma City’s 2025 NBA championship.
- Jalen Williams missed 49 games last season, mostly because of hamstring problems and recovery from significant surgery on his right wrist.
- Oklahoma City Thunder play at home against the Phoenix Suns on Monday, with Daigneault saying the schedule leaves little choice but to try to move on quickly.
Why it matters: Oklahoma City faces Phoenix on Monday with Williams’ condition still undiagnosed, and coach Mark Daigneault said the schedule leaves little choice but to move on quickly. The 18-point-per-game guard’s importance was immediate: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said the challenge would be playing “without a player like that.”
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