[Charania] Return news: Oklahoma City star Jalen Williams is available for the Thunder in Game 6 tonight against the San Antonio Spurs after missing the last three games with a re-aggravated hamstring strain, sources tell ESPN.

Source: https://www.espn.com/contributor/shams-charania/0d026f9c4645d

Mg29reaper | Celtics

148 | 15 hours ago

They said on the broadcast they decided this literally right before the tip off

ny2k1

94 | 15 hours ago

Have to hope they aren’t slightly rushing him back

PortGenz

102 | 15 hours ago

If he actually strained his hammy (not just precautionary tightness) then yes, they’re 100% rushing back early. No way possible that any grade of hamstring strain would actually be healed by now

geosensation | Spurs

21 | 15 hours ago

I felt and heard a pop in my hamstring last August while I was doing a sumo deadlift. It still doesnt feel totally ok and its been over 9 months.

yoloqueuesf | NYK

12 | 14 hours ago

Brother go get that checked so you at least know what’s wrong

makingtacosrightnow | Nuggets

30 | 14 hours ago

This is America we can’t afford that shit

geosensation | Spurs

1 | 14 hours ago

It’s still intact. Every muscle strain I’ve ever had has lingered on a nearly permanent basis…

Subredditcensorship | Nets

11 | 15 hours ago

They probably are but it’s the conference finals. You never know how many chances you get. He’s gotten his max deal.

These are the moments that you have to show up even if you’re not 100%.

willpelts | OKC

76 | 15 hours ago

Man, I really don’t like this…

kongburrito

8 | 13 hours ago

Glad he got through the game with no further injuries, hope he is not rushing back.

AskAboutMySecret | Heat

4 | 12 hours ago

another g7 injury in coming

TomatoSecure192

38 | 15 hours ago

Let’s hope he doesn’t reinjure it

asa091 | Lakers

12 | 15 hours ago

He might be out or hobbled for 2 years if he strains it again. Harden and Hali are lesser examples of this, they shouldn’t have played.

TitaniumC4206 | Thunder

26 | 15 hours ago

Lotta confusion, but i guess he’s available if shams is confirming it

TheHonorableBahman

18 | 15 hours ago

I assume he’s on the bench as a “just in case”. Ideally wouldn’t get many minutes.

Plush_Penguin98

14 | 15 hours ago

I think it’s more of a give him 8-12 minutes just to get a feel for the game and his leg back in an actual game before potentially needing him in game 7.

ShakeMilton | Warriors

1 | 15 hours ago

Not saying this hypo has any basis in reality but thunder fans would you rather have J-Dub play tonight and help lead yall to clinch but fuck up his hamstrings even more for the finals or you lose but J-dub can still play the rest of the way but you have to beat the spurs in a game 7 where anything can happen.

homefree122 | Thunder

21 | 15 hours ago

According to Tim MacMohan, Thunder starting 5 from game five remains the same, so J Dub is coming off the bench. Even if he plays 15 minutes and stays on the perimeter, this will be a huge help

Radiant-Banana161

6 | 15 hours ago

Uhh. Hope he doesn’t make it worse.

Difficult_Tackle9505

2 | 15 hours ago

That’s very dumb of them. They need to see it from the higher perspective.

not_my_final_f0rm | Lakers

3 | 15 hours ago

Man, I hope he’s really okay to go

Appropriate_Day3495

3 | 15 hours ago

Huge for the thunder

Iloveskinnywomen

3 | 13 hours ago

Wow so huge

buckybadge4

3 | 15 hours ago

I really hope we get a game 7

handgredave | Hornets

4 | 15 hours ago

Idk why the team would do this. They’ve been playing better without him and don’t need game 6. The upside is not worth the risk imo

heat_fan_ | Raptors

3 | 15 hours ago

That’s massive for Okc

Recitinggg | Grizzlies

2 | 15 hours ago

We’ve never seen a rushed hamstring strain go wrong….

DistributionTop6983

2 | 15 hours ago

Thunder really missed him past few games - he gives me khris Middleton killer vibes but with more steez

Iloveskinnywomen

2 | 13 hours ago

They are getting beat by 30 with him

DistributionTop6983

1 | 13 hours ago

Love to see it

Eg8888

1 | 15 hours ago

tbh it’s not worth rushing it, hamstring strains are notorious for re-aggravating

Fit-Setting9033

1 | 15 hours ago

Fuck

Jwilsonred | Spurs

1 | 15 hours ago

Hasn’t he injured the same one multiple times this season? You really don’t want to mess with hamstring injuries

Weary_Restauranter | Spurs

1 | 15 hours ago

Gambling with his future

lordhahahaha

1 | 15 hours ago

Really wanna close it out tonight. They do NOT want to play a game 7 and they know how scary Wemby is every other game

ProduceMysterious437

1 | 15 hours ago

Man I love watching J-Dub hoop but this feels risky as hell for a hammy in an elimination game. If he’s anything less than 90 percent I’d rather just ride Shai and Chet and not mess up next season for a desperate push right now.

maxxstone

1 | 15 hours ago

this could either go really well, or really worse

DIKS_OUT_4_HARAMBE | Slovenia

1 | 15 hours ago

If he truly re aggravated his hamstring, then this is malpractice. But obviously we don’t know the details. I’d still be worried if I was a thunder fan.

Clinkzeastwoodau

1 | 15 hours ago

Flashbacks to I think the last Spurs OKC conference finals series where Ibaka shocked everyone coming back from a calf strain after just a couple games.

Pretty sure it also happened in game 6 and pushed the series to 7.

OKSteve63 | Thunder

1 | 15 hours ago

Dunno about this one

sdrj77 | Knicks

1 | 12 hours ago

This was not a good idea.

brnccnt7

1 | 8 hours ago

He was available to take that L

thiswasandy | Spurs

0 | 15 hours ago

Really like JDub, I’m sure he’s been working really hard to get back on the court to help finish the series, but man I don’t want to see him make it worse. Hamstrings can really derail a career and become a chronic issue if not left to fully heal.