The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to keep things rolling on Friday at home against the Charlotte Hornets.
Oklahoma City enters Friday's game amid a four-game winning streak as they have continued to dominate their way through the season thus far.
They will look to pick up another victory over a struggling Hornets team who will also be on their second night of a back-to-back after defeating the New York Knicks on Thursday night at home.
The Thunder also received some positive news ahead of Friday's matchup as their star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is off the injury report and will play against the Hornets.
The Thunder's injury report for tomorrow's game against the Hornets:
Jalen Williams (hip strain) is out
Lu Dort (right hip) is out
Cason Wallace (shoulder strain) is questionable
Ousmane Dieng (calf strain) is out
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Isaiah Hartenstein are available
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Of course, Shai missed Wednesday's victory over the Philadelphia 76ers due to rest but the MVP frontrunner will return to action on Friday as he looks to continue his incredible season.
Isaiah Hartenstein is also off the injury report for Friday's game as he will make his return to the lineup after sitting out of Wednesday's game due to injury.
The bad news for the Thunder is that Jalen Williams and Lu Dort will remain sidelined on Friday due to hip injuries.
Williams has missed the Thunder's last four games after injuring his hip against the Denver Nuggets on March 9 and while Oklahoma City has been great without him, they miss his production on both ends of the court.
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For Dort, Friday will mark third consecutive game missed as he also continues to recover from a hip injury.
Oklahoma City has also ruled out Ousmane Dieng due to a calf strain for Friday's matchup with the Hornets and they have listed Cason Wallace as questionable with a shoulder strain.
Despite some of their key players being sidelined, it has not stopped the Thunder from continuing to dominate their way through the season and they will look to extend their winning streak again on Friday against the Hornets.
Fans can catch Friday's matchup between the Hornets and Thunder at 8:00 p.m. EST.
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This story was originally published March 20, 2025 at 9:37 PM.