Jalen Williams Sidelined for Game 7; No New Hamstring Damage
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Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Jalen Williams will miss tonight’s decisive Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs as he continues to recover from a strained left hamstring, head coach Mark Daigneault told reporters before tip-off.
Daigneault said Williams did not worsen the injury by appearing in Game 6 on Thursday. The second-year wing logged just 10 minutes in that contest, finishing with one point, one assist and two turnovers while clearly limited by the strain.
“No setback,” Daigneault explained. “He came out of the game about where he went into it.” The coach noted that Williams returned without completing the team’s usual return-to-play program, adding that all parties agreed to the plan both before and after Game 6.
Williams initially aggravated the hamstring in Game 2 of the first-round series against Phoenix. He missed the entire second-round sweep of the Lakers, came back with 26 points in 37 minutes in the Western Conference Finals opener, but played only seven minutes in Game 2 when the injury flared up again.
Guard Ajay Mitchell will also remain out, sitting his fourth consecutive game with a right soleus strain.
Source: Hoops Rumors
