Overview
- Tipoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City with a national broadcast on ABC.
- Oklahoma City ruled out Jalen Williams due to a right hamstring strain.
- Anthony Edwards is listed as questionable with right knee soreness, and multiple reports note he went through his standard pregame routine and is expected to play.
- Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein is questionable with a left calf contusion.
- Additional Thunder absences include Thomas Sorber (right ACL recovery), Branden Carlson (lower back strain), and Nikola Topic and Brooks Barnhizer (G League assignments), as the 52-15 West leaders face the 41-26 Timberwolves in a tight seeding race.