{"id":706951,"date":"2026-04-09T23:27:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/706951\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T23:27:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T23:27:22","slug":"okc-thunder-make-shai-gilgeous-alexander-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/706951\/","title":{"rendered":"OKC Thunder Make Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\tOKC Thunder Make Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Announcement<\/p>\n<p>\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy Sports<\/a> <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy on NBA<\/a> <a itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" class=\"c-breadcrumbs__item\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy on Thunder<\/a> OKC Thunder Make Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Announcement Before Nuggets Game<\/p>\n<p>\t\tGet Thunder News\n<\/p>\n<p>\t\tUpdated<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tApr 9, 2026 at 7:26pm\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2267815840.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON, DC &#8211; MARCH 21: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder handles the ball against the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on March 21, 2026 in Washington, DC. 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(Photo by Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>On Friday evening, the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Oklahoma City Thunder\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/oklahoma-city-thunder\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"220770\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> will be in Colorado to take on the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/denver-nuggets\/\" title=\"Denver Nuggets\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"220775\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Nuggets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder most recently beat the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"LA Clippers\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/los-angeles-clippers\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"220772\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LA Clippers<\/a> by a score of 128-110 (in California).<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/shai-gilgeous-alexander\/\" title=\"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"220773\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> finished with 20 points, one rebound, 11 assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9\/17 from the field and 2\/6 from three-point range in 30 minutes of playing time.<\/p>\n<p>OKC Thunder Make Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Announcement<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5806144\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5806144\" data-lazy-load=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2264305770-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5806144\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GettyShai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder shoots during the third quarter against the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"Dallas Mavericks\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/nba\/dallas-mavericks\/\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"220771\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> at American Airlines Center.<\/p>\n<p>For Friday\u2019s game, the Thunder have announced that they will be without Gilgeous-Alexander.<\/p>\n<p>He has been ruled out on the injury report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TomerAzarly\/status\/2042382326769074582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">Tomer Azarly of ClutchPoints wrote:<\/a> \u201cThe following Thunder players have been ruled OUT tomorrow vs. the Nuggets:<\/p>\n<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jalen Williams Chet Holmgren Isaiah Hartenstein Lu Dort Alex Caruso Cason Wallace Jaylin Williams <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/nba\/player\/ajay-mitchell\/\" title=\"Ajay Mitchell\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"220774\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ajay Mitchell<\/a> Isaiah Joe\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nHe has written for OnSI, Forbes, Amico Hoops, The Big Lead and had a podcast with former All-Star Jameer Nelson. <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/benstinarheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Ben Stinar<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0 Comments\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Thunder\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On Friday evening, the Oklahoma City Thunder will be in Colorado to take on the Denver Nuggets.The Thunder most recently beat the LA Clippers by a score of 128-110 (in California).Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 20 points, one rebound, 11 assists, one steal and one block while shooting 9\/17 from the field and 2\/6 from three-point [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>wpDiscuzWould love your thoughts, please comment<a href=\"#\">x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insert<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"OKC Thunder Make Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Announcement &#13; 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