The Thunder forward will be evaluated on a day-to-day and game-to-game basis as he nurses a left hamstring injury suffered in Game 2 against the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported Thursday.
According to Charania, Williams will undergo treatment for the injury. There is no set timeline to return, but Charania said that it will be based on how he feels recovering from the issue.
It’s the second injury to the same hamstring in under one month for Williams. He missed two of the first-round games against the Phoenix Suns and the entire second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a similar injury.
Williams suffered this latest injury on Wednesday against the Spurs. He appeared to be getting treatment on the hamstring during the first half, then left the bench area and did not play in the second quarter. Television footage showed him walking toward the locker room holding a large wrap on the back of his left leg.
Cason Wallace started the second half in Williams’ place, and the Thunder announced not long afterward that Williams wouldn’t return. Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said Williams would be evaluated on Thursday.
The 25-year-old missed the majority of the regular season with injuries. He missed 49 regular-season games — 19 of those absences were for a right-wrist issue and the other 30 were for an injury to his right hamstring.
In limited action, the 2024-25 all-NBA selection averaged 17.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 5.5 assists in 33 regular-season games, then put up 17.8 points, four rebounds and 3.3 assists in four playoff games.
— with files from the Associated Press