The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to host the struggling Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night as they look to keep their winning streak alive.
Oklahoma City enters Wednesday's matchup amid a three-game winning streak and they should have a solid shot to extend it with the 76ers struggling.
Philadelphia has lost seven of their last 10 games as their terrible season has continued. Of course, the 76ers will not have Joel Embiid and Paul George for the rest of the season as they have shut both of them down due to injuries.
While the Thunder hope to pick up an easy win on Wednesday against the 76ers, they will have to do so without three of their starters.
Ahead of Wednesday's matchup, Oklahoma City has ruled out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Lu Dort and they have also listed Isaiah Hartenstein and Cason Wallace as questionable.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (rest) is out tomorrow vs the 76ers.
Jalen Williams and Lu Dort remain out.
— Brandon Rahbar (@BrandonRahbar) March 18, 2025
The Thunder are electing to rest Shai on Wednesday while Williams and Dort will both miss the game due to hip injuries.
Williams has been sidelined since March 10 due to a hip injury and Dort missed Sunday's victory over the Milwaukee Bucks due to a hip injury.
Of course, the Thunder elected to rest their entire starting lineup for a game against the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this month that triggered an investigation by the NBA for potentially violating the league's player participation policy.
This will be just the third game Shai has missed this season and he has already eclipsed the 65-game minimum to be eligible to win the MVP award, which he is currently a frontrunner for.
Wednesday's contest will also have added intrigue due to the Thunder holding the 76ers' first-round pick in the 2025 draft if it should fall out of the top six.
Fans can catch Wednesday's matchup between the 76ers and Thunder at 8:00 p.m. EST.
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This story was originally published March 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM.