{"id":546225,"date":"2026-01-19T06:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/546225\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T06:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T06:32:11","slug":"okc-thunder-announce-jalen-williams-has-hamstring-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/546225\/","title":{"rendered":"OKC Thunder announce Jalen Williams has hamstring strain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sitting in a virtual waiting room, OKC fans finally learned what Jalen Williams exactly sustained. The Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> had their 122-120 loss<\/a> to the Miami Heat<\/a> clouded over with his second-quarter injury. A day later, he’s listed with a hamstring strain on the NBA injury report.<\/p>\n

Driving to the basket, Williams slammed the brakes. He immediately grabbed the back of his leg and asked for a substitution. The 24-year-old gently walked to the locker room. Eventually, the Thunder ruled him out with thigh soreness.<\/p>\n

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Over the last handful of games, Williams has played his best basketball of the season. He’s continued to work his way back from his surgically-repaired wrist. Now, you hope he doesn’t miss too much time with this injury. He’s out for OKC’s road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

Well, guess we’ll see how much time Williams misses. The Thunder will likely take a game-by-game basis with his absence. Generally speaking, you don’t want to mess with hamstring strains. They can get tricky and easily be aggregated down the road.<\/p>\n

Williams missed OKC’s first 19 games recovering from his torn wrist ligaments that he played through in their championship run these past playoffs. They went 18-1 in that stretch to start the year.<\/p>\n

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