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Oklahoma City Thunder star wing Jalen Williams has been ruled out of Friday night’s Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs with an injured left hamstring, the team announced.
Sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Thursday that Williams will be evaluated day by day, game to game.
Williams is undergoing treatment and his return will be 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 was initially listed as questionable before being ruled out 45 minutes prior to tipoff.
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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Williams missed six games because of a Grade 1 left hamstring strain before returning for Monday’s series opener.
Williams, a third-team All-NBA selection last season who played a critical role in the Thunder’s title run despite a right wrist injury that required offseason surgery, was limited to 33 games because of injuries during the regular season.
Williams missed the first 19 games while recovering from his wrist surgery and then was sidelined for two extended stretches because of a right hamstring strain he aggravated after returning before the All-Star break.
Williams got off to a spectacular start in the playoffs before straining his left hamstring during the third quarter of Oklahoma City’s Game 2 win over the Phoenix Suns. He had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the playoff opener and 19 points and four assists in only 23 minutes before exiting Game 2.
Williams had 26 points, seven rebounds and three assists while logging 37 minutes in the Thunder’s double-overtime loss to the Spurs in Game 1 on Monday.
