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Sources: OKC's Williams (hamstring) day-to-day

ESPN · May 21, 2026, 9:53 PM

Key takeaways

  • Oklahoma City Thunder star wing Jalen Williams will be evaluated day by day, game-to-game with a left hamstring injury, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
  • Williams will undergo treatment and return based on how he feels recovering from the second injury to the same hamstring in under one month.
  • Williams, whose season has been marred by injuries including strains to both hamstrings, played only seven minutes before exiting the Thunder's Game 2 win over the Spurs.

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Oklahoma City Thunder star wing Jalen Williams will be evaluated day by day, game-to-game with a left hamstring injury, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.

Williams will undergo treatment and return based on how he feels recovering from the second injury to the same hamstring in under one month. Williams traveled with the Thunder to San Antonio on Thursday afternoon and is expected to be listed as questionable for Friday's Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs.

Williams, whose season has been marred by injuries including strains to both hamstrings, played only seven minutes before exiting the Thunder's Game 2 win over the Spurs.

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