{"id":877557,"date":"2026-11-06T14:09:25","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/877557\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T14:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T14:09:25","slug":"injury-report-okc-thunder-list-six-players-for-bout-with-grizzlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/877557\/","title":{"rendered":"Injury Report: OKC Thunder List Six Players for Bout with Grizzlies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8h\">Amid a two-game win-streak, the Thunder are set to face off against the Memphis Grizzlies in their first NBA Cup matchup of the season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8m\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/thunder\/onsi\/okc-thunder-announce-altered-starting-lineup-vs-cleveland-01m6me0d7fpm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">With multiple starters down<\/a>, Oklahoma City suffered back-to-back losses to Texas opponents in the Mavericks and Rockets. Morale was down amid the fanbase, with tough away-and-home games against Cleveland coming up.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8r\">Fastforward a few days later and OKC has now swept Cleveland, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/thunder\/onsi\/the-thunder-s-season-rests-on-shai-gilgeous-alexander-s-shoulders\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">finding momentum in 84 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a>, as well as the squad&#8217;s continually improving young core of Aday Mara, Bennett Stirtz, and plenty more. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8w\">Now, the Thunder are staring down what could be their most interesting matchup of the season, a stout Cameron Boozer-led Memphis Grizzlies team that was previously leading the Western Conference, but is now on a two-game win-streak. Toss in the fact it has NBA Cup implications \u2014 which has so far panned out well for true contenders \u2014 and it&#8217;s one of the more intruiging games on the team&#8217;s schedule so far, injuries inlcuded.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"91\">Here are the injury reports for both the Thunder and Grizzlies ahead of tonight\u2019s game:<\/p>\n<p>OKC Thunder injuries:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9b\">Chet Holmgren \u2014 Out: Right knee injury recovery<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9g\">Thomas Sorber \u2014 Out: Right knee surgery<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9l\">Nikola Topic \u2014 Out: Low back surgery<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9q\">Cason Wallace \u2014 Out: Left shoulder surgery<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9v\">Jalen Williams \u2014 Out: Left ankle surgery<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"a0\">Jaylin Williams \u2014 Out: Low back spasms\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Memphis Grizzlies injuries:<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"aa\">Scotty Pippen Jr. \u2014 Out: Lumbar disc herniation<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"af\">Isaiah Stewart \u2014 Out: Right knee bone bruise<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ak\">The Thunder list a total of six players on their injury report, with several mainstays who have now been listed for over a week.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"ap\">All of Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Chet Holmgren suffered injuries versus the Clippers weeks ago. Both Wallace and Williams underwent surgery, and haven\u2019t yet been ruled out for the entity of the season, though it\u2019s no guarantee they\u2019ll be back.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"au\">Holmgren is set to sit for 8-10 weeks, but should make a return to play for OKC this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"az\">Also listed are all of Nikola Topic, Thomas Sorber and Jaylin Wiliams. Both Topic and Sorber have been out for the season, having underwent respective surgeries in the offseason. Williams missed the team\u2019s last game with back spasms, and is again listed out for the team\u2019s tilt with Memphis.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b4\">The Grizzlies have listed just two players in guard Scotty Pippen Jr. and Isaiah Stewart.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-20\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"b9\">The Thunder and Grizzlies will tip off at 7 p.m. CT from FedExForum in Memphis, TN.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" preventdefault:click=\"\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\" on:click=\"q-Do1oKYdV.js#s_lDqay9E5m5g[0]\" q:id=\"bh\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amid a two-game win-streak, the Thunder are set to face off against the Memphis Grizzlies in their first&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":877558,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3783],"tags":[7,6,310,475,179,3966,3965,312],"class_list":["post-877557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-basketball","tag-nba","tag-oklahoma","tag-oklahoma-city","tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","tag-oklahomacity","tag-oklahomacitythunder","tag-thunder"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/117569897341918214","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=877557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/877557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/877558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=877557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=877557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=877557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}