Crashing the Boards: JDub set to return for Thunder; March Madness brings excitement to Oklahoma
Watch the latest edition of Crashing the Boards with KOCO 5 Sports Anchor Hannah Hoover.
HEY, WELCOME TO THE SHOW. I’M HANNAH HOOVER. BRYAN KEATING HAS THE NIGHT OFF, AND WE’VE GOT A STACKED SHOW WITH PLENTY OF BASKETBALL FROM MARCH MADNESS IN TOWN AT THE PAYCOM CENTER FOR THE MEN AND THE WOMEN AND OSU WOMEN, THEY’RE BOTH STILL DANCING. WE WILL GET TO MARCH MADNESS A LITTLE LATER IN THE SHOW, BUT WE’VE GOT PLENTY TO TALK ABOUT. WE START THE NIGHT OFF WITH SOME BIG NEWS FROM THE OKC THUNDER. JALEN WILLIAMS, WHO HAS BEEN SIDELINED DUE TO A HAMSTRING STRAIN TWICE THIS SEASON, IS NOW OFF THE INJURY REPORT AND READY TO SUIT UP AGAINST THE 76 ERS ON MONDAY. AFTER MISSING THE LAST FIVE PLUS WEEKS DUE TO A STRAINED RIGHT HAMSTRING, WILLIAMS FIRST STRAINED HIS HAMSTRING DURING A JANUARY 17TH ROAD LOSS TO MIAMI. HE MISSED THE NEXT TEN GAMES, RETURNING FOR A FEBRUARY 9TH ROAD WIN OVER THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS. INJURIES HAVE LIMITED WILLIAMS, THE THIRD TEAM ALL NBA SELECTION LAST SEASON TO ONLY 26 GAMES THIS SEASON. THE THUNDER ARE HOPEFUL THAT WILLIAMS WILL BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A RHYTHM ENTERING THE PLAYOFFS, BUT HERE’S A LOOK AT J DUB STATS SO FAR. IN THE 26 GAMES THAT HE HAS PLAYED, THE THUNDER ARE HOPEFUL THAT JADA WILL BE ABLE TO ESTABLISH A RHYTHM ENTERING THE PLAYOFFS, BECAUSE THEY’RE PRETTY MUCH HERE. BETWEEN THE HAMSTRING AND HIS WRIST, HE’S BEEN PRETTY BANGED UP. WILLIAMS MISSED THE FIRST 19 GAMES WHILE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY. IF YOU REMEMBER THAT ON HIS RIGHT WRIST, WHICH HE INJURED IN THE FINAL WEEK OF THE 2425 REGULAR SEASON, AND THEN DELAYED THAT OPERATION BECAUSE HE’S A TEAM PLAYER TO REPAIR A TORN LIGAMENT IN HIS WRIST UNTIL AFTER THE PLAYOFFS. SO MAN, HE’S BEEN THROUGH A LOT, BUT HE’S BACK. SO LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT THE UPCOMING SCHEDULE. THUNDER ARE ROUNDING UP THE ROAD STINT WITH THE 76 ERS AND CELTICS BEFORE COMING BACK HOME TO PLAY THE CHICAGO BULLS ON FRIDAY AT SEVEN IN THE KNICKS. SUNDAY AT 630. AND THE PISTONS MONDAY AT 830. NOW THE THUNDER HAVE A FEW MORE ROAD GAMES LEFT LIKE I MENTIONED. HERE WE GO. LOOKING BACK AT THE WIZARDS GAME SGA WITH THE BALL AND HE GETS THE LAYUP. AJ MITCHELL IS BACK. THANK GOODNESS THIS TEAM IS COMING BACK TO HELP WITH THAT LOB AND SLAM TO ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN. MAN WAS HE EXCELLENT IN THIS BALL GAME. AND IT WAS SHEA GILGEOUS ALEXANDER WHO WAS ALSO ON FIRE. THE STEP BACK THREE. YOU CAN COUNT AT THE BUZZER. SHEA PUTTING ON AN ABSOLUTE CLINIC WITH 40 POINTS FOR THE OKC THUNDER AND 63 CONSECUTIVE ROAD GAMES WITH AT LEAST 20. HERE’S SGA AFTER THE GAME. YEAH IT WAS IT WAS BIG TIME. AS IT USUALLY IS LIKE. HE’S HE’S OUR MUSCLE. LIKE HE’S OUR. BRUISER. THEY CALL IT IN HOCKEY LIKE HE’S HE’S THE BACKBONE. LIKE HE BRINGS HIS EVERY NIGHT. HIS POSITION. HE GOES EVERY TIME LIKE PLAYING AGAINST HARP WAS ANNOYING. SO I KNOW HOW OPPONENTS MUST FEEL, BUT WE’RE LUCKY TO HAVE A GUY LIKE THAT THAT JUST IS SO SELFLESS AND JUST GOES OUT THERE AND STRICTLY MAKES WINNING PLAYS WITH NO EGO AND DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE BESIDES WINNING. HIGH PRAISE FOR ISAIAH HARTENSTEIN. NOW WE ALSO HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS LITTLE ELEMENT OF THE GAME. THREE THUNDER PLAYERS WERE EJECTED FROM THE WASHINGTON VERSUS THUNDER GAME ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. JALEN WILLIAMS, AJ MITCHELL AND CASON WALLACE, AS WELL AS WIZARDS PLAYER JUSTIN CHAMPAGNIE. SO HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT WENT DOWN, WHAT HAPPENED FOLLOWING A BASKET BY WASHINGTON’S ANTHONY WILLIAMS. AND CHAMPAGNIE BEGAN SHOVING EACH OTHER UNDER THE BASKET. GUILHE AND OKLAHOMA CITY’S AJ MITCHELL BECAME INVOLVED IN THE ALTERCATION JUST QUICKLY ESCALATED AND SPILLED INTO THE SEATING AREA BEHIND THE BASKET BEFORE EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. WIZARDS YOUNG OUT WITH NO TIMETABLE FOR RETURN AFTER A LENGTHY REVIEW BY THE OFFICIALS, CHAMPAGNIE AND WILLIAMS EACH RECEIVED TWO TECHNICAL FOULS AND WERE EJECTED. MITCHELL AND CASON WALLACE. THE THUNDER EACH RECEIVED A TECHNICAL FOUL AND WERE ALSO EJECTED. BUT AFTER THE GAME, MARK SAID HE DIDN’T LIKE THE CALL. HE DISAGREED WITH IT. BUT THEY MOVE ON NOW AND APPEAR TO BE BACK TO FULL STRENGTH. THE POSITIVE IS THE ONLY PLAYER ON THE THUNDER INJURY REPORT IS THOMAS SAUBER, AND I THINK THAT’S PRETTY GOOD NEWS. JUST IN TIME FOR THINGS TO REALLY RAMP UP FOR SOM
Crashing the Boards: JDub set to return for Thunder; March Madness brings excitement to Oklahoma
Watch the latest edition of Crashing the Boards with KOCO 5 Sports Anchor Hannah Hoover.
Updated: 4:42 PM CDT Mar 23, 2026
On the latest edition of Crashing the Boards, KOCO 5 Sports Anchor Hannah Hoover discusses how Jalen Williams’ return to the court with the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing much of the season, March Madness bringing excitement to Oklahoma, and OSU’s wrestling program making history.
On the latest edition of Crashing the Boards, KOCO 5 Sports Anchor Hannah Hoover discusses how Jalen Williams’ return to the court with the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing much of the season, March Madness bringing excitement to Oklahoma, and OSU’s wrestling program making history.