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24
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0 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Jalen Williams of the Oklahoma City Thunder was taken off the court on a stretcher Sunday night, after suffering a serious injury to his lower left leg while getting fouled in a scene that moved some of his teammates to the brink of tears.
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that → take → tears
He was injured on a drive with 1:14 remaining of Oklahoma City’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers, getting tended to almost immediately by medical personnel after going down underneath the basket on the Thunder’s offensive end.
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He → injure → end
Williams’ ankle was draped by towels and players from both teams acted in immediate dismay and disbelief as the stretcher was brought out.
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stretcher → drape → dismay
The game was stopped for about five minutes, and the Thunder went on to finish a 108-101 victory.
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Thunder → stop → victory
“Just feel bad for him,” Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said in a postgame televised interview, fighting back tears as he spoke.
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he → feel → tears
There was no immediate diagnosis from the Thunder, though it was obvious that the injury was severe — and the stretcher was called for within just a few seconds of the play ending.
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play → be → seconds
Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault said the team would be briefed Monday morning with the latest updates on Williams’ condition.
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team → say → condition
“We’re not doing great,” Daigneault said.
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Daigneault → do → ?
Williams, seated up on the stretcher, saluted the cheering fans with two thumbs-up signals as he was wheeled off the court.
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he → seat → court
“Our whole city will have JDub in our thoughts and prayers as he deals with this adversity and as he makes his way through his recovery,” Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt posted on social media after the game.
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Holt → have → game
Williams — a shooting guard who entered Sunday having averaged 18 points per game in his first 250 NBA contests — has been an All-Star and an All-NBA player already in his career, plus was a huge part of the Thunder team that won the 2025 NBA title.
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that → enter → title
He missed 49 games last season with an array of issues, mostly hamstring problems and recovery from a significant surgery on his right wrist.
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He → miss → wrist
“He just loves playing, loves the competition,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
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Alexander → love → competition
“That’s who he is. ...
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he → ’ → ?
It’s unfortunate, his luck so far.
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It → ’ → ?
But he’s equipped for it.”
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he → ’ → it
The Thunder play again Monday night at home against Phoenix.
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Thunder → play → Phoenix
The schedule gives Oklahoma City little choice but to try and move on somewhat quickly, Daigneault said.
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Daigneault → give → choice
“We don’t have a choice,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.
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Alexander → have → choice
“It’s what we signed up for.
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we → ’ → what
It’s obviously going to be tough without a player like that.
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It → go → that
He’s not gone forever.
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He → go → ?
We know it.
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We → know → it
We’ve just got to hold the fort down until he comes back.”
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he → get → fort
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